Cooper Iron Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Tom Hall

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Deer Creek on CR 25 East

Location

Putnam County, Indiana

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built in 1891 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.

Builder

- St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri

Design

Pinned Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 116.1 ft.
Total length: 118.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.2 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.58063, -86.84576   (decimal degrees)
39°34'50" N, 86°50'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/513246/4381223 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Cloverdale

Inventory numbers

INNBI 6700161 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16923 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 04/2011)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 28.1 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2011)

129

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 16, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Adj. coordinates
• December 16, 2011: New photos from Tony Dillon
• July 20, 2011: New photos from J.P.
• October 4, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: modified date and builder
• December 10, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
• October 11, 2008: Updated by Tom Hall: added photos
• July 4, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: common name

Sources 

• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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