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

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 550 S
Location: Pike County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built ca. 1930; replaced 1999
Design: Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 95.1 ft.
Total length: 134.8 ft.
Deck width: 12.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.3 ft.
Also called: County Bridge #156
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.34207, -87.08155 (decimal degrees)
38°20'31" N, 87°04'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/492873/4243772 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Velpen
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6300104 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39539 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/1991): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990): 100