Old Red Covered Bridge 14-26-01

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South end, West side

10/15/2007

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson

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Overview: Covered bridge over Big Bayou on Barnes Road
Location: Gibson County, Indiana
Status: Bypassed 1976; Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1875 by William T. Washer
Builder: - William T. Washer
Design: Smith type #4 truss
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.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
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)
Quadrangle 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)

Update Log

April 28, 2010: New photos from Robert Stephenson
March 15, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Street view
March 23, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson
March 22, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Overview and design
June 16, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Builder
June 15, 2008: Changed name
June 6, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
June 6, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson

Sources

Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List

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.