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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 a branch of Big Creek on Maasberg Road
Location: Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 1997
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.11000, -87.63000 (decimal degrees)
38°06'36" N, 87°37'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/444770/4218207 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Kasson
Inventory numbers: INNBI 8200059 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39676 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/1989): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 35.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989): 100