Putnam County Bridge #288

Photos

East side

Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2013

License: Released into public domain

BH Photo #257599

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over CSX Transportation on Road 400 East
Location: Putnam County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1908
Railroads: - CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway (CCC&StL; Big Four)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design: Continuous reinforced concrete girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 31.5 ft.
Total length: 115.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.67340, -86.77850 (decimal degrees)
39°40'24" N, 86°46'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/518996/4391532 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Greencastle
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 142
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6700223 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 46906 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 20.5 (out of 100)
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Putnam County Bridge #288

Posted July 5, 2013, by Anonymous

The land must be very stable around there if this bridge has stood for over a hundred years without cracking.