Ferdinand Forest Road Bridge

Photos

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

BH Photo #200689

Overview: Lost Queenpost pony truss bridge over Hurricane Creek on Ferdinand Forest Road (CR 196).
Location: Perry County, Indiana
Status: Removed but not replaced
History: Built 1915
Design: 3-panel, riveted Queenpost pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 36.1 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Old Perry County Bridge #83
CR 196-Hurricane Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.24408, -86.76418 (decimal degrees)
38°14'39" N, 86°45'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/520635/4232923 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Saint Meinrad
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6200105 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16841 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2013): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 17 (out of 100)
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November 27, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
November 26, 2016: Updated by Mike Daffron: Bridge has been removed
June 9, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed coordinates that placed this bridge in a field
December 22, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.