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Vintage postcard scan.

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Overview: Covered bridge over Williams Creek on CR 50S1, east of Rockville
Location: Parke County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1895 by J.J. Daniels
Builder: - J.J. Daniels
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 61.0 ft.
Total length: 78.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.6 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.76128, -87.20658 (decimal degrees)
39°45'41" N, 87°12'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/482304/4401282 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Rockville
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6100086 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
WGCB 14-61-19 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 78000384 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 16801 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2008): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 28.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 209