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Photo taken Sept. 2006 by Tom Hall

Overview: Covered bridge over Flatrock River on CR 150 North
Location: Rush County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1877 by A. M. Kennedy; rehabilitated 1996
Builder: - A.M. Kennedy & Sons
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 117.1 ft.
Total length: 121.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 2, 1983
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.63350, -85.41633 (decimal degrees)
39°38'01" N, 85°24'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/635904/4388278 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Mays
Inventory numbers: INNBI 7000084 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
WGCB 14-70-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 83000099 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 17006 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2013): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 42.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 260