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Middle Fork IN 75 Bridge

Carroll County, Indiana

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Middle Fork IN 75 Bridge

Copyright Paul Brandenburg - August 2008

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BH Photo #123003

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Description 

Possibly the last surviving example of an unreinforced concrete arch bridge in Indiana. Built during WWII when steel was basically unavailable due to the war concerns. Current plans call for the bridge to be bypassed with a new bridge and preserved.

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Middle Fork Wildcat Creek on IN 75
Location
Carroll County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1942
Design
Unreinforced closed-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 64.9 ft.
Total length: 72.8 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
State Highway Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.44056, -86.52500   (decimal degrees)
40°26'26" N, 86°31'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/540284/4476764 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rossville
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
2,005
Inventory numbers
INNBI 024960 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
INDOT 075-08-03486 (Indiana Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 15875 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 73.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,685)
Built 1942 (270)
Built during 1940s (4,249)
Carroll County, Indiana (103)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,269)
Deck arch (11,920)
Have street view (29,271)
IN 75 (3)
 Indiana (5,113)
NR-eligible (4,115)
Open (41,013)
Owned by state (16,594)
Select (531)
Skewed (5,022)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,468)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,639)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2020: New photos from Nathan Holth
  • September 6, 2008: New photo from Paul Brandenburg
  • June 26, 2008: Updated by Paul Brandenburg: added state highway bridge

Sources 

  • Paul Brandenburg - indianabridges [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Nathan Holth

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