Swinging Creek Bridge

Photo

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

BH Photo #370638

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Swinging Creek on 1300 E
Location: Spencer County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1898; replaced 1994
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 30.8 ft.
Total length: 33.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Also called: Spencer County Bridge #163
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.14333, -86.81000 (decimal degrees)
38°08'36" N, 86°48'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/516648/4221735 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Saint Meinrad
Inventory numbers: INNBI 7400150 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39633 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/1990): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989): 100