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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 Big Creek on CR 250 South
Location: Posey County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1899, Replaced 2001
Design: Pinned, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 97.1 ft.
Total length: 99.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.4 ft.
Also called: Posey County Bridge #20
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.00411, -87.94024 (decimal degrees)
38°00'15" N, 87°56'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/417453/4206687 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Solitude
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6500040 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16867 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2006): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 87.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 125

Big Creek Bridge

Posted January 2, 2007, by Clark Griswold

In 2001 this through truss was replaced by a modern bridge.