Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Totten Ford Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James McCray

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Oblique View

Photo taken by James McCray

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South Face of Bridge

Photo taken by James McCray

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Deck View

The deck is a metal grating type deck. When a vehicle crosses the bridge the deck will cause a "humming" type noise.

Photo taken by James McCray

Overview: Through truss bridge over Blue River on CR 590 North
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1995
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 158.1 ft.
Total length: 159.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.37722, -86.25944 (decimal degrees)
38°22'38" N, 86°15'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: INNBI 1300004 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15967 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2005): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 55.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1999): 350

Blue River Bridge

Posted November 21, 2007, by Calvin (cals0mail [at] gmail [dot] com)

East View at Totten Ford Bridge (#1300004)