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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2008

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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2008

Overview: Whipple through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Marion Center Road
Location: Allen County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1879
Builders: - Western Bridge Works
- Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne,IN
Design: Pinned Whipple through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 166.0 ft.
Total length: 176.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.92972, -85.05528 (decimal degrees)
40°55'47" N, 85°03'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/663732/4532776 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Poe
Inventory numbers: INNBI 0200216 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15787 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2006): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 39.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 127