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Dayton Covered Bridge (1863)

Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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Dayton Covered Bridge

Pre 1916 photo (Tippecanoe County Historical Assn)

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BH Photo #492816

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Street View 

Description 

Featured an unusual rounded roof.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over South Fork Wildcat Creek on Lafayette to New Castle Road.
Location
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1863; replaced 1916
Builder
- Hiram L. Kilburn (Possible builder)
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 110.0 ft.
Total length: 220.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Also called
Dishpot Ford Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.37498, -86.75247   (decimal degrees)
40°22'30" N, 86°45'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/521012/4469406 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92383 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,624)
Built 1863 (37)
Built during 1860s (753)
Burr arch-truss (927)
Have street view (30,393)
Hiram L. Kilburn (3)
Indiana (5,235)
Lost (31,785)
 Lost 1916 (81)
Lost during 1910s (827)
Replaced by new bridge (21,677)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,675)
Through truss (19,022)
Tippecanoe County, Indiana (60)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,694)
Truss (38,300)

Update Log 

  • August 11, 2022: New Street View added by Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • March 12, 2021: New photo from Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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