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Photo from 6/2008

Photo taken by Jim Grey

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Big Creek on Old Michigan Road
Location: Ripley County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1913
Builder: - C. R. Yates
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 25.3 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Nobles Ford Bridge
County Bridge #38
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.93194, -85.36444 (decimal degrees)
38°55'55" N, 85°21'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/641765/4310496 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Rexville
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6900032 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16982 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2010): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 61.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 235