Dowell Drive Bridge

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Photo taken by Mike Daffron in April 2020

BH Photo #469402

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Watkins Creek on Dowell Drive
Location: Vigo County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1914
Design: Reinforced concrete girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 29.2 ft.
Total length: 32.8 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Vigo County Bridge #7
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.27361, -87.24278 (decimal degrees)
39°16'25" N, 87°14'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/479058/4347168 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Saline City
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 125
Inventory numbers: INNBI 8400006 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 46624 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 65.6 (out of 100)
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Dowell Drive Bridge

Posted April 3, 2020, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Likely due to either vandals or an out of control car. What was once a slab with beautiful balustrade railings is now just an ugly slab.

Dowell Drive Bridge

Posted April 2, 2020, by Mike Daffron (daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com)

Oh Wow! Some a-hole has completely destroyed this little bridge. All the pieces seem to be there, just all over the place. It's still open and solid.