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Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in May 2008

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North end

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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Black River on CR 300 East
Location: Posey County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1917
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 64.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.21917, -87.85528 (decimal degrees)
38°13'09" N, 87°51'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6500002 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16869 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 39.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 125