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Map 

Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Lost covered bridge over Eagle Creek on OH 763, south of Decatur
Location
Brown County, Ohio
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built 1875; destroyed by flooding on March 7, 1997
Design
Covered Smith through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 174.0 ft.
Also called
Bowman Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.76972, -83.71486   (decimal degrees)
38°46'11" N, 83°42'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/264136/4294723 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Decatur
Inventory numbers
WGCB 35-08-18 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 75001324 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36160 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (2,543)
Brown County, Ohio (24)
Built 1875 (41)
Built during 1870s (358)
Covered (633)
Destroyed by flood (25)
Lost (6,219)
Lost 1997 (320)
Lost during 1990s (2,919)
Ohio (1,730)
Smith truss (19)
Through truss (6,483)
Total length 125-175 feet (3,155)
Truss (19,464)

Update Log 

  • October 16, 2008: New photo from Bill Eichelberger

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