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Friendship Road Bridge

Monroe County, Indiana

Photos 

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon

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BH Photo #115536

Map 

Videos 

Friendship Road Bridge

video by Mike Daffron

Friendship Road Bridge # 2

video by Mike Daffron

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Stephens Creek on Friendship Road
Location
Monroe County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1898
Builders
- CLR Construction of Vincennes, Indiana (Restoration)
- Lafayette Bridge Co. of Lafayette, Indiana
Design
pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 100.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Monroe County Bridge #114
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.14750, -86.40722   (decimal degrees)
39°08'51" N, 86°24'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/551223/4333312 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Unionville
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
111
Inventory numbers
INNBI 5300110 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16665 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 28.3 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (8,388)
6-panel truss (789)
Built 1898 (329)
Built during 1890s (3,194)
CLR Construction (14)
Indiana (5,098)
Lafayette Bridge Co. (72)
Monroe County, Indiana (72)
NR-eligible (4,109)
One-lane traffic (7,836)
Open (40,968)
 Owned by county (21,612)
Pin-connected (4,702)
Pratt through truss (6,059)
Pratt truss (10,301)
Select (531)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,653)
Steel grate deck (467)
Through truss (16,797)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,381)
Truss (35,479)

Update Log 

  • February 18, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added Rick's photos & category "6-panel truss"
  • June 6, 2021: New video from Mike Daffron
  • May 16, 2020: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • October 28, 2017: New video from Mike Daffron
  • May 2, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • May 2, 2017: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • October 23, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • May 18, 2016: Updated by Mike Daffron: Added county Bridge number
  • August 25, 2010: New photos from James McCray
  • August 23, 2010: New photos from J.P.
  • October 28, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson
  • June 24, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Builder and truss type

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Paul Plassman
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Comments 

Friendship Road Bridge
Posted February 18, 2022, by RICK SHELTON (shltn [dot] rck66 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

April, 2000. Before restoration, with no plaques and a wood floor.

Friendship Road Bridge
Posted March 28, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge was built by the Lafayette Bridge Co. I think the year is 1898. It was moved to this location at a later date. There is a derelict thru truss over the same creek just west of this bridge.

Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.

Friendship Road Bridge
Posted November 5, 2006, by Dan Reitmeyer (danreitmeyer [at] charter [dot] net)

This iron through truss bridge was rehabilitated in 2002