Branch South Fork Patoka River Bridge

Photos 

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

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BH Photo #370701

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Lost pony truss bridge over Branch South Fork Patoka River on CR 490 East

Location

Pike County, Indiana

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built ca. 1930

Design

Pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 57.1 ft.
Total length: 59.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Pike County Bridge #144

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.23833, -87.18167   (decimal degrees)
38°14'18" N, 87°10'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/484101/4232274 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Folsomville

Average daily traffic (as of 2013)

56

Inventory numbers

INNBI 6300098 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16847 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of April 2013)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 19.7 (out of 100)
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Update Log 

• November 24, 2016: Updated by Mike Daffron: Added bridge numbers and photos
• November 19, 2016: New photo from Mike Daffron
• September 18, 2015: Updated by Tony Dillon: Confirmed lost
• November 22, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated design
• April 15, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com

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