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Overview

Photos taken Oct. 2006 by Tom Hall
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Deck view

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Plaque

1932
Miami County
Commissioners
D R Gilbert
J Ammon DeWald
H C Kunkle
Auditor
Grant Hostetler
Surveyor
Berne Welch
Deputy Surveyor
L C Johnson
Road Supt
Thos A Kelsey
Contractors
F N Hoffman
Geo W Nicholson

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

Map links:

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Little Pipe Creek on River Road
Location
Miami County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1932
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 53.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.74194, -86.10639   (decimal degrees)
40°44'31" N, 86°06'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/575446/4510495 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bunker Hill
Inventory numbers
INNBI 5200057 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16655 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2007)
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: 46.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
425

Update Log 

  • December 22, 2006: Posted photos from Tom Hall

Sources 

  • Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com

Comments 

River Road Bridge
Posted February 9, 2009, by Steve Mitchell (sjmitchell [at] my [dot] trine [dot] edu)

that is abysmal that thoughtless people would use a historic landmark to dispose of there refuse. i am highly offended.

River Road Bridge
Posted February 6, 2009, by Gene McCluney (mccluney [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

It is very unfortunate that rural bridges are used as dump sites for all sorts of cast off items, from Deer carcasses to Old Refrigerators, old cars and washing machines.

River Road Bridge
Posted February 5, 2009, by steve mitchell (sjmitchell [at] my [dot] trine [dot] edu)

there are dear carcasses in the water!