Black River-Wilsey Road Bridge

Photos 

East end

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in May 2008

Enlarge

BH Photo #116635

Map 

Street View 

• Default view

Video 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Black River on Wilsey Road

Location

Posey County, Indiana

Status

Intact but closed to all traffic

History

Built 1918

Design

Bolted, 9-panel Parker through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 178.1 ft.
Total length: 659.9 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Posey County Bridge #66

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.20031, -87.89149   (decimal degrees)
38°12'01" N, 87°53'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/421942/4228415 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

New Harmony

Average daily traffic (as of 2016)

254

Inventory numbers

INNBI 6500200 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16891 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of April 2016)

Overall condition: Poor
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 11.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 24, 2019: New photos from Carl Crasher
• October 27, 2018: New video from Mike Daffron
• September 16, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
• March 25, 2017: New photos from Mike Daffron
• March 15, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Street view
• March 6, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Alternate name and Design
• July 6, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson

Sources 

• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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