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Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Big Blue River on CR 925 W
Location: Rush County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built ca.1895;replaced 1993
Design: Pinned Pratt through truss/ Pinned Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 203.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.5 ft.
Also called: Rush County Bridge #5
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.70852, -85.61595 (decimal degrees)
39°42'31" N, 85°36'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/618644/4396322 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Carthage
Inventory numbers: INNBI 7000005 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39602 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/1990): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 33.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989): 100