Busching Covered Bridge

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken by Chris Light

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Covered bridge over Laughery Creek on CR 40 South

Location

Ripley County, Indiana

Status

Open to one-lane traffic

History

Built 1885 by Thomas A. Hardman

Design

Covered Howe through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 165.6 ft.
Total length: 182.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.06767, -85.23783   (decimal degrees)
39°04'04" N, 85°14'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/652448/4325763 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Milan

Inventory numbers

INNBI 6900033 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
WGCB 14-69-04 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 16972 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 11/2010)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 33.9 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

225

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 22, 2010: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
• March 24, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added Google Street View.
• August 18, 2006: Posted photos from Chris Light

Sources 

• Chris Light - CJKADJ [at] juno [dot] com
• HAER IN-33 - Busching Covered Bridge, Spanning Laughery Creek at Covered Bridge Road, Versailles, Ripley County, IN
• Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
• Bill Eichelberger

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