French Drive Bridge

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West end

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in October 2007

BH Photo #116352

French Drive Bridge

Mike Daffron

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on French Drive
Location: Vigo County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1941
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 70.5 ft.
Total length: 71.8 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Vigo County Bridge #77
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.28833, -87.48639 (decimal degrees)
39°17'18" N, 87°29'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/458054/4348886 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Pimento
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 855
Inventory numbers: INNBI 8400056 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17145 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2016): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 31.1 (out of 100)
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