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

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Grants Creek on Red Hog Pike
Location: Switzerland County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built ca.1900 by the Champion Bridge Company; replaced in 1994
Builder: - Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, Ohio
Design: Pinned Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 65.9 ft.
Total length: 67.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Also called: County Bridge #17
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.88211, -84.91736 (decimal degrees)
38°52'56" N, 84°55'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/680646/4305755 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Aberdeen
Inventory numbers: INNBI 7800015 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39651 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/1990): Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 10.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990): 200