Flat Iron Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #156986

The Pratt truss span was added ca. 1925

Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Vermillion River on Forest Glen Road
Location: Vermillion County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge on a different alignment and demolished.
History: Built 1898, rehabilitated 1925, replaced 1998
Builder: - Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co. of Bellefontaine, Ohio (Fabricator of thru truss based on plaque)
Design: 14-panel, pinned Pennsylvania through truss
8-panel, riveted Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 207.0 ft.
Total length: 339.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.0 ft.
Also called: County Bridge #81
Forest Glen Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.99350, -87.49782 (decimal degrees)
39°59'37" N, 87°29'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/457502/4427153 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Newport
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 349
Inventory numbers: INNBI 8300049 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39684 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 94.2 (out of 100)
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January 15, 2022: Updated by Tony Dillon: Edited some information
January 15, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Fixed panel # & added categories "14-panel truss", "8-panel truss", "Riveted", "One-lane traffic"
July 8, 2010: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
March 4, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added coordinates and truss type.
February 8, 2009: Added by James Baughn