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Photos taken Sept. 2006 by Tom Hall

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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Paint Creek on CR 150 East
Location: Carroll County, Indiana
Status: Will be replaced by a modern bridge in fall of 2008 (possibly moved for use as a pedestrian bridge over the Old Wabash & Erie Canal)
History: Built 1903
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 47.2 ft.
Total length: 53.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Carroll County Bridge 81
Paint Creek CR 150E Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.61056, -86.49639 (decimal degrees)
40°36'38" N, 86°29'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/542602/4495648 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Deer Creek
Inventory numbers: INNBI 0800058 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15877 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 39.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 61

Paint Creek CR 150E Bridge

Posted September 28, 2007, by RL Bozell (jrbozell45 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Bridge still open to traffic. Just north of hwy 218 east of Camden, In. Good photo ops. Wooden deck, low load limit.