Photo 

Overview

Photo taken June 2005 by Jack Schmidt

Map 

Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Swamp Creek on Swamp Creek Road (TR 403)
Location
Preble County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900
Design
Covered Childs through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 45.9 ft.
Total length: 52.2 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.2 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1976
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.87383, -84.51483   (decimal degrees)
39°52'26" N, 84°30'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
ODOT 6837344 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
WGCB 35-68-14 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 76001518 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28293 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1969)
70

Categories 

Built 1900 (581)
Built during 1900s (2,333)
Childs truss (8)
Covered (504)
NR-listed (1,470)
Ohio (1,645)
Open (21,592)
Owned by county (14,138)
Preble County, Ohio (50)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,042)
Structurally deficient (10,792)
Through truss (5,208)
Total length 50-75 feet (4,935)
Truss (15,742)
Wooden deck (5,156)

Update Log 

  • April 10, 2006: Posted photo from Jack Schmidt

Sources 

Comments 

Warnke Covered Bridge
Posted October 30, 2007, by Bill Eichelberger (wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Photo taken circa 1987 by Bill Eichelberger

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