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Little King's Bridge

Henry County, Indiana

Photos 

Photo taken by Tony Dillon

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BH Photo #136820

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Big Blue River on CR 125 W
Location
Henry County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge on a new alignment and destroyed
History
Built ca.1910; rehabilitated 1983; replaced 1997
Design
5-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 67.9 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.8 ft.
Also called
Old County Bridge #117
Griffin Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.89454, -85.40931   (decimal degrees)
39°53'40" N, 85°24'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/635992/4417263 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Castle West
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
125
Inventory numbers
INNBI 3300084 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39257 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 94.5 (out of 100)
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Categories 

5-panel truss (584)
Big Blue River (Indiana) (20)
Built during 1910s (10,020)
Henry County, Indiana (72)
Indiana (5,112)
Lost (29,132)
Lost 1997 (428)
Lost during 1990s (4,158)
 Pin-connected (4,879)
Pony truss (17,086)
Pratt pony truss (3,986)
Pratt truss (10,407)
Replaced by new bridge (19,804)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,461)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,635)
Truss (35,993)

Update Log 

  • January 13, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Modified information as it was not a half-hip Pratt pony
  • April 9, 2009: New photo from Anthony Dillon
  • February 5, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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