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A Long View, Looking West From The Southeast Bank Of Rock Creek Ditch Showing The East Side Of The Bridge

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Rock Creek on CR 400 West
Location: Wells County, Indiana
Status: Removed and replaced
History: Built 1903
Builder: - Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana
Design: Pinned 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 66.3 ft.
Total length: 71.8 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Wells County Bridge No. 74
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.73222, -85.29833 (decimal degrees)
40°43'56" N, 85°17'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/643693/4510424 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Liberty Center
Inventory numbers: INNBI 9000058 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17290 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2007): Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 37

November 13, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: After being closed for several years, this historic bridge has been replaced.
January 24, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Alternate name, builder, design and categories

Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
HAER IN-94 - Wells County Bridge No. 74, Spanning Rock Creek Ditch at County Road 400, Bluffton vicinity, Wells County, IN
Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com