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Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Salamonie River on CR 800 South
Location: Huntington County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built in 1928 by the Pan American Bridge Company; Restored in 2006.
Builders: - J.A. Crosbie (Contractor)
- Pan American Bridge Co. of New Castle, Indiana
Design: Riveted Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 198.1 ft.
Total length: 200.1 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.71222, -85.45361 (decimal degrees)
40°42'44" N, 85°27'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/630620/4507961 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Warren
Inventory numbers: INNBI 3500015 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16331 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006): Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 100

Salamonie River Bridge

Posted March 25, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge is locally known as the Murphy Bridge. It was built by the Pan American Bridge Co. of New Castle,IN