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Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in May 2008

Overview: Through truss bridge over Black River on Griffin Road
Location: Posey County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1892 by the Toledo Bridge Co.
Builder: - Toledo Bridge Co. of Toldeo, Ohio
Design: Pinned, 10-panel Camelback through truss with sub-divided center panel.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 165.0 ft.
Total length: 242.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.3 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Griffin Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.17682, -87.91825 (decimal degrees)
38°10'37" N, 87°55'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/419573/4225832 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: New Harmony
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6500006 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16874 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2010): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 25.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 230

March 6, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Adjusted GPS coordinates and Design
February 21, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson: added category
July 21, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: changed truss type.
July 6, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Added builder

Griffin Road Bridge

Posted July 21, 2008, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Although this resembles a Pennsylvania Truss, it is actually a very early Camelback with a sub-divided center panel. Oldest Camelback in Indiana.