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Beard Road Bridge

Wayne County, Indiana

Photos 

West approach

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in October 2010

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BH Photo #184047

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Martindale Creek on Beard Road
Location
Wayne County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Slated for demolition and replacement, contract let March 25, 2021
History
Built 1912
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.5 ft.
Total length: 94.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Also called
County Bridge #225
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.98252, -85.09270   (decimal degrees)
39°58'57" N, 85°05'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/662853/4427558 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Greens Fork
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
157
Inventory numbers
INNBI 8900168 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17239 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 64.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,173)
Built 1912 (830)
Built during 1910s (9,677)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,034)
Concrete inset railing (447)
Deck arch (11,410)
Doomed (1,091)
 Indiana (4,934)
One-lane traffic (7,614)
Open (39,987)
Owned by county (20,859)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,454)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,598)
Wayne County, Indiana (137)

Update Log 

  • March 25, 2021: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
  • May 19, 2014: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Concrete inset railing"
  • October 30, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon

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