Cooper Iron Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Tom Hall

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BH Photo #125688

Map 

Street View 

Videos 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt 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

8-panel, 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

Also called

Putnam County Bridge #187
Deer Creek-National Road Bridge #1

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)

Quadrangle map:

Cloverdale

Average daily traffic (as of 2017)

142

Inventory numbers

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

Inspection report (as of March 2018)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 28 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• January 19, 2021: New photos from James McCray
• April 5, 2020: New video from Mike Daffron
• September 28, 2019: New photos from Mike Daffron
• November 4, 2018: New photos from Elliott Johnson
• December 30, 2017: New video from Mike Daffron
• December 9, 2017: New photos from Mike Daffron
• September 10, 2017: Updated by Mike Daffron: Bridge reopened as of September 2017
• June 17, 2017: New video from Mike Daffron
• April 9, 2017: New photo from Mike Daffron
• March 18, 2017: Updated by Will Truax: Updated status
• January 2, 2017: Updated by Mike Daffron: added county bridge number
• August 13, 2016: New Street View added by Dave King
• 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
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
• Will Truax - Bridgewright [at] gmail [dot] com
• Elliott Johnson - elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com
• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com

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