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Sanders Creek Bridge

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

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Overview
Lost concrete arch bridge over Sanders Creek on Schissler Road
Location
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1908; replaced 1997
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 45.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.92833, -87.69333   (decimal degrees)
37°55'42" N, 87°41'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/439067/4198090 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
West Franklin
Inventory numbers
INNBI 8200110 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39680 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/1989)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989)
100

Update Log 

  • March 23, 2010: New photo from J.P.
  • February 8, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com