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Overview

The bridge is called the Huffman Mill Covered Bridge. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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East Portal

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Oblique View

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Deck View

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Bridge Plaque

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Anderson River on CR 1475 East
Location: Spencer County, Indiana
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1863
Builder: - William T. Washer
Design: Covered bridge
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 38.4 ft.
Total length: 147.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Huffman's Mill Bridge (official name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.10389, -86.77694 (decimal degrees)
38°06'14" N, 86°46'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: INNBI 7400139 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17033 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2004): 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: 12.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 1

Comments

Anderson River Bridge

Posted February 26, 2008, by Tom Hoffman

I remember seeing the Huffman Mill Covered Bridge when it was still open. It was bypassed long after it should have been. Many vehicles crossed daily which the bridge had taken a beating from. It was built by William T. Washer who built many southwest Indiana covered bridges. Probably, Only this one and the Wheeling covered bridge in Gibson County still remain of his.

Anderson River Bridge

Posted December 20, 2006, by Clark Griswold

The bridges formal name is Huffman Mill Covered Bridge. It was bypassed 60 feet downstream by new bridge in 2003. It still stands as a tourist draw and I believe gets a fresh coat of paint here in spring of 2007.