Historic Bridges of the U.S. | South Fork Blue River IN 60 Bridge

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Overview

The IN HWY 60 Bridge in New Pekin is a nice concrete three span closed spandrel arch bridge.

Photo taken by James McCray

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Oblique View

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View from the South

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Deck View from the East

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View from the North

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Overview: Concrete arch bridge over South Fork Blue River on IN 60 in New Pekin
Location: New Pekin, Washington County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1937
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 192.9 ft.
Deck width: 28.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.49944, -86.01306 (decimal degrees)
38°29'58" N, 86°00'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/586061/4261693 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Palmyra
Inventory numbers: INNBI 021480 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17234 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 59.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 9,465