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Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in May 2008

Overview: Through truss bridge over Black River on Griffin Road
Location: Posey County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1892
Builder: - Toledo Bridge Co.
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 165.0 ft.
Total length: 242.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.3 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.17667, -87.91806 (decimal degrees)
38°10'36" N, 87°55'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6500006 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16874 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2006): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 30.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 200