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Sim Smith Covered Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken Sept. 2005 by Tom Hall

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Leatherwood Creek on CR50W
Location
Parke County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1883, rehabilitated 1977
Builder
- Joseph A. Britton
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 81.0 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.77344, -87.33114   (decimal degrees)
39°46'24" N, 87°19'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/471640/4402664 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Montezuma
Inventory numbers
INNBI 6100060 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
WGCB 14-61-14 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 78000411 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 16826 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2010)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
96

Update Log 

  • January 8, 2010: New photos from Robert Stephenson
  • January 7, 2009: New photos from Sean Flynn
  • November 13, 2006: Posted photo from Tom Hall

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