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Photo taken by Tom Hall in September 2005

Overview: Covered bridge over Eel River on Mill Street in North Manchester
Location: Wabash County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1872; rehabilitated 1971
Design: Covered Smith through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 113.8 ft.
Total length: 155.8 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 7.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1982
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.99611, -85.76528 (decimal degrees)
40°59'46" N, 85°45'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/603849/4539059 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: North Manchester South
Inventory numbers: INNBI 8500685 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
NRHP 82000051 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 14-85-02 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 17164 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2010): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 480