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Photos taken 2006 by Jonathan Maxwell

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Overview: Two-span concrete arch bridge over Laughery Creek on Cavehill Road
Location: Ripley County, Indiana
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 77.4 ft.
Total length: 202.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.00250, -85.18583 (decimal degrees)
39°00'09" N, 85°11'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6900009 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16973 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2004): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 46.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 135