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Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009

Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Fork Creek on Upper Mt Vernon Road
Location: Posey County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 129.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.7 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Posey County Bridge #195
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.99000, -87.77759 (decimal degrees)
37°59'24" N, 87°46'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/431720/4204990 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Caborn
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6500150 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16888 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2008): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 30.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 125