Beech Creek Bridge

Photos

East end

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in August 2008

BH Photo #123022

Beech Creek Bridge

video by Mike Daffron

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Beech Creek on CR 550 South
Location: Owen County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1889
Design: Pin-connected bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 48.9 ft.
Total length: 49.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Owen #135
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.21149, -86.97730 (decimal degrees)
39°12'41" N, 86°58'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/501959/4340245 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Arney
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 26
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6000095 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16758 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2016): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 17.7 (out of 100)
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