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Cataract Falls Covered Bridge

Owen County, Indiana
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Photo taken by Tom Hall in May 2006

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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)
USGS topographic map
Cataract
Inventory numbers
NRHP 5000339 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
INNBI 6000029 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39513 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/1990)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.0 (out of 100)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Built 1876 (64)
Built during 1870s (544)
Bypassed (114)
Covered (925)
HAER documented (781)
Have street view (9,889)
Indiana (3,348)
NR-listed (2,353)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owen County, Indiana (58)
 Owned by state (9,807)
Select (538)
Smith Bridge Co. (44)
Smith truss (27)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,136)
Truss (23,566)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • 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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