Cavehill Road Truss Bridge

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Photo taken 2006 by Jonathan Maxwell

Video 

Map 

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Overview

Parker through truss bridge over Laughery Creek on Cavehill Road

Location

Ripley County, Indiana

Status

Open to one-lane traffic

History

Built ca. 1920

Design

9-panel, riveted Parker through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 167.6 ft.
Total length: 174.8 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

County Bridge #14

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.99717, -85.18242   (decimal degrees)
38°59'50" N, 85°10'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/657398/4318034 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Cross Plains

Inventory numbers

INNBI 6900013 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16974 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 11/2014)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 59.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2014)

100

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Update Log 

• June 17, 2017: New video from Mike Daffron
• March 19, 2017: New photos from Mike Daffron
• September 16, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Adj. coordinates
• February 19, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
• October 28, 2009: New photos from Bill Eichelberger
• August 28, 2006: Posted photos from Jonathan Maxwell

Sources 

• Jonathan Maxwell - themaxwellshouse [at] roadrunner [dot] com
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Bill Eichelberger
• Mike Daffron

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