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Vintage postcard scan.

Scan by Bill Eichelberger

Overview: Covered bridge over Mill Creek on CR W1125N, north of Rockville
Location: Parke County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1915 by Eugene Britton
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 71.8 ft.
Total length: 92.8 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.92989, -87.35181 (decimal degrees)
39°55'48" N, 87°21'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/469939/4420034 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Kingman
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6100159 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
WGCB 14-61-33 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 78000385 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 16802 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2008): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 16.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 58