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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on CR 625 East in Monterey
Location: Pulaski County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: To be bypassed with a new bridge in 2013. According to project plans this bridge will apparently be left standing next to its replacement.
History: Built 1948
Design: Riveted polygonal Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 132.8 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Pulaski Bridge #291
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.15861, -86.48194 (decimal degrees)
41°09'31" N, 86°28'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/543464/4556493 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Culver
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6600152 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16900 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 35.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 540