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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in October 2009

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Vintage postcard scan.

Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

Overview: Covered bridge over Johnson Fork Whitewater River on Snow Hill Road
Location: Franklin County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1894 by William Butts and John Horn; rehabilitated 1987
Design: Howe through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 83.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.4 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 1995
Also called: Johnson Fork Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.32550, -84.85183 (decimal degrees)
39°19'32" N, 84°51'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/685166/4355099 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Harrison
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2400072 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
WGCB 14-24-09 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 95000208 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 16164 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2008): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 203