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Photo taken Sept. 2005 by Tom Hall

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