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Cataract Falls Covered Bridge 14-60-01

Owen County, Indiana

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in May 2006

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BH Photo #136598

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Cataract Falls Covered bridge

Mike Daffron

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Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Mill Creek in Leiber State Recreation Area
Location
Owen County, Indiana
Status
Bypassed 1988; Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1876
Builder
- Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design
Smith type #4 through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 133.9 ft.
Total length: 140.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 2005
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.43333, -86.81306   (decimal degrees)
39°25'60" N, 86°48'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/516088/4364882 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cataract
Inventory numbers
NRHP 5000339 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
INNBI 6000029 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
WGCB 14-60-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 39513 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,880)
Built 1876 (96)
Built during 1870s (996)
Bypassed (169)
Covered (1,523)
HAER documented (1,103)
Have street view (25,401)
Indiana (4,625)
NR-listed (2,881)
Open to pedestrians (3,817)
Owen County, Indiana (83)
 Owned by state (15,118)
Select (530)
Smith Bridge Co. (66)
Smith truss (37)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,997)
Structurally deficient (15,854)
Through truss (14,033)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,673)
Truss (31,221)
Wooden deck (6,003)

Update Log 

  • June 11, 2019: New video from Mike Daffron
  • January 5, 2019: New photo from David Shedlock
  • December 2, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • May 12, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • April 15, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • May 6, 2017: New photo from Marc Shotts
  • July 10, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
  • July 14, 2012: New Street View added by Brent Tindall
  • January 17, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: HAER data and Categories
  • September 7, 2009: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • April 5, 2009: New photos from Tom Hall
  • April 5, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Name, Overview, Status, Year built, Design and GPS
  • February 8, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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Cataract Falls Covered Bridge 14-60-01
Posted December 2, 2018, by Mike Daffron (daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com)

Lotsa water here today. Bridge is fine.