Slash Creek Bridge

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Looking East

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in April 2010

BH Photo #160447

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Slash Creek on vacated section of CR 900S (Walnut St.)
Location: Shelby County, Indiana
Status: In use on private lane
History: Built ca.1900
Design: 4-panel, Pinned Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 57.1 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: County Bridge #127 (former)
Slash Creek CR 900S Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.39333, -85.84472 (decimal degrees)
39°23'36" N, 85°50'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/599482/4361063 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lewis Creek
Inventory numbers: INNBI 7300115 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17025 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 2