Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Big Shawnee Creek Bridge

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Facts

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Big Shawnee Creek on CR 140 East
Location: Fountain County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1930
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.24139, -87.23639 (decimal degrees)
40°14'29" N, 87°14'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/479893/4454576 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Mellott
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2300110 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16114 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2006): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 116

Comments

Big Shawnee Creek Bridge

Posted March 26, 2007, by Tom Hall (thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com)

I found this bridge while looking for another. Though not really visible in these pictures, this bridge seems to sag between the center pier and the abutments. The 5th picture is of a large crack that runs through the side and into the center pier. Surprisingly it has a 12 ton limit.

I think I’d look for an alternate route rather than cross it with anything that weighed 12 tons.

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