Otter Creek Covered Bridge 14-69-02

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Overview

Photo taken by Mark Gish

BH Photo #102977

Overview: Covered bridge over Otter Creek on CR 850 West
Location: Ripley County, Indiana
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1884 by Thomas A. Hardman; closed to traffic 1996
Design: Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 101.0 ft.
Total length: 112.8 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Holton Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.08527, -85.41012 (decimal degrees)
39°05'07" N, 85°24'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/637508/4327442 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Holton
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6900064 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
WGCB 14-69-02 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 16985 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.3 (out of 100)