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Photo taken May 2006 by Tom Hall

Overview: Covered bridge over Little Vermillion River on CR 50 North
Location: Vermillion County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1885, rehabilitated 1983
Builder: - Joseph J. Daniels
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 176.8 ft.
Total length: 187.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1994
Also called: Morehead Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.89122, -87.43336 (decimal degrees)
39°53'28" N, 87°26'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/462949/4415773 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Newport
Inventory numbers: INNBI 8300038 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
WGCB 14-83-04 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 94000589 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 17139 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 46.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 222