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Heckel Road Bridge

Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Photos 

Photo taken by J.P. in March 2009

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BH Photo #136177

Map 

Street View 

Video 

Heckel Road Bridge

Mike Daffron

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Bluegrass Creek on Heckel Road
Location
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built in 1893 by the Columbus Bridge Company, rehabilitated in 1999
Builder
- Columbus Bridge Co.
Design
8-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.9 ft.
Total length: 154.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 22.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Vanderburgh County Bridge Number 76
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.03496, -87.48316   (decimal degrees)
38°02'06" N, 87°28'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/457599/4209803 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Daylight
Average daily traffic (as of 2018)
680
Inventory numbers
INNBI 8200071 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17126 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018)
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: 45.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (7,631)
8-panel truss (389)
Built 1893 (215)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Columbus Bridge Co. (8)
Evansville, Indiana (15)
Have street view (27,073)
Indiana (4,934)
NR-eligible (4,056)
Non-Select (300)
One-lane traffic (7,614)
 Open (39,986)
Owned by county (20,859)
Pin-connected (3,925)
Pratt through truss (5,431)
Pratt truss (9,353)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,236)
Steel grate deck (450)
Through truss (15,201)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,938)
Truss (32,990)
Vanderburgh County, Indiana (46)

Update Log 

  • December 14, 2019: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • November 9, 2018: New video from Mike Daffron
  • April 17, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • October 10, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • October 1, 2011: New photos from Tony Dillon
  • September 30, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Builder
  • March 31, 2009: New photos from James McCray
  • March 29, 2009: New photos from J.P.

Sources 

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

Heckel Road Bridge
Posted October 22, 2020, by Garrett DiDomizio (garrettdidomizio [at] gmail [dot] com)

Still a fun little bridge to drive over. I usually do after church or after stopping at the nearby gas station.

Heckel Road Bridge
Posted December 14, 2019, by Mike Daffron (daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com)

The SHAARD site lists this as demolished. Obviously not and thank goodness. I have noticed a few bridges on SHAARD that are considered demolished, like Rattlesnake Creek in Owen County and, until recently, Bruner Creek 1st street bridge. Anyone know why?

Heckel Road Bridge
Posted October 1, 2011, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

It would definitely be tricky...

Heckel Road Bridge
Posted October 1, 2011, by Gene McCluney (gmacfilm [at] live [dot] com)

I guess the dismount sign is due to the mesh floor. Would cause a thin bicycle tire to skid, or blow?