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Overview: Whipple through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Van Zile Road
Location: Allen County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1883; rehabilitated 1999
Builder: - Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio
Design: Pinned Whipple through truss.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 169.9 ft.
Total length: 178.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.24611, -84.97278 (decimal degrees)
41°14'46" N, 84°58'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: INNBI 0200022 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15797 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 146