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West side

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in August 2008

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South end

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Bridge plate

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Deck view

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North End

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Eel River on CR 1300 West
Location: Owen County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1918 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.
Builder: - Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 198.1 ft.
Total length: 200.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.16889, -87.00917 (decimal degrees)
39°10'08" N, 87°00'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/499208/4335518 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Coal City
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6000142 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16775 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2004): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 43.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 23

Comments

Eel River Bridge

Posted June 22, 2008, by Tom

It's open to traffic, providing the road isn't under water.

Eel River Bridge

Posted June 22, 2008, by Anonymous

This bridge sits next SR 157. Is it still open or closed?

Eel River Bridge

Posted June 21, 2008, by Wayne Kizziar (wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net)

I cleaned your photo of the plaque up Tom, hope you don't mind. This is the best I was able to do. It's a little more legible.

Eel River Bridge

Posted June 20, 2008, by Tom Hall (thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com)

Here are a few pictures of this bridge. Couldn't get any good shots due to high water and trees. The water was right to the bottom of the bridge, in fact the road to the north was completely under water. The photo of the plaque didn't turn out well, but you can barely make out the date.