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Overview

Photo taken by James McCray in October 2007

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Looking Upstream

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Oblique View

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Deck View

Photo taken by James McCray in October 2007

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Middle Fork Blue River on Canton/S. Boston
Location: Washington County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1930
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 75.1 ft.
Total length: 77.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.58417, -85.97889 (decimal degrees)
38°35'03" N, 85°58'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/588936/4271127 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: South Boston
Inventory numbers: INNBI 8800038 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17231 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 26.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 208