Busching Covered Bridge 14-69-04

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken by Chris Light

BH Photo #102969

Map 

Street View 

• Default 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)

Quadrangle map:

Milan

Average daily traffic (as of 2016)

225

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 report (as of October 2016)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 32.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 23, 2018: New photo from Linda Daffron
• May 13, 2018: New photo from Mike Daffron
• April 18, 2016: New photos from Brent Tindall
• July 10, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
• 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
• Andrew Raker
• Brent Tindall - bizzat219 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
• Linda Daffron

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