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Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in August 2008

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Beech Creek on CR 550 South
Location: Owen County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1889
Design: Pin-connected bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 48.9 ft.
Total length: 49.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Owen #135
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.21149, -86.97730 (decimal degrees)
39°12'41" N, 86°58'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/501959/4340245 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Arney
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6000095 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16758 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2011): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 30.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 25