Wabash River 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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Facts 

Overview

Lost through truss bridge over Wabash River on IN 234

Location

Vermillion County, Indiana, and Parke County, Indiana

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1906; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 1994

Builder

- Lafayette Engineering Co. of Lafayette, Indiana

Design

4-span, pinned Camelback through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 734.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.4 ft.

Also called

SR 234 Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.95182, -87.41965   (decimal degrees)
39°57'07" N, 87°25'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/464154/4422493 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Newport

Inventory numbers

INNBI 029560 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39681 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 03/1990)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 47.5 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1988)

1,300

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Update Log 

• November 30, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated location to reflect bridge crosses county line
• March 4, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added builder
• February 8, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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