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Overview: Covered bridge over Saint Joseph River on CR 68
Location: De Kalb County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1873 by John McKay
Design: Covered Smith through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 63.9 ft.
Total length: 159.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 1981
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.28142, -84.91414 (decimal degrees)
41°16'53" N, 84°54'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: INNBI 1700004 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
NRHP 81000010 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 14-17-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 15995 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 38.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 370