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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

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: Length of largest span: 164.1 ft.
Total length: 174.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
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)
ODOT 804088 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 36160 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/1991): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 28.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990): 200

Eagle Creek Covered Bridge

Posted April 2, 2010, by Bill Eichelberger (wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I took these in the mid to late 80's. The bridge no longer exists and has been replaced by a concrete slab bridge.

Eagle Creek Covered Bridge

Posted September 7, 2009, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

These are old photographs and perhaps postcards that were more recently posted.

Eagle Creek Covered Bridge

Posted September 7, 2009, by Ruth PLENCNER (SundanceRuth [at] comcast [dot] net)

If this covered Bridge was destroyed by a flood in 1997 how could a person take a picture of in in 1998 Tell me That Maybe they rebuilt it.

Ruth