Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Old Red Covered Bridge

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South end, West side

10/15/2007

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson

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South end

10/15/2007

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Inside looking North

10/15/2007

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Ceiling

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North End, West side

10/15/2007

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Facts

Overview: Covered bridge over Big Bayou on Barnes Road
Location: Gibson County, Indiana
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1875 by William T. Washer
Builder: - William T. Washer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 174.8 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.25833, -87.87889 (decimal degrees)
38°15'30" N, 87°52'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/423106/4234843 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Grayville
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2600033 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)

WGCB 14-26-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 16180 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0 (out of 100)

Comments

Barnes Road Bridge

Posted June 9, 2008, by tom

This is better known as the Old Red Covered Bridge. It is in the middle of nowhere in the Wabash flats and can be rather tricky to find. The bridge has been bypassed by a lower culvert crossing since the 1970s. There have also been roads in the area which apparantly fell into non-existence.