The Old Red Covered Bridge
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kodiak_62
N 38° 15.476 W 087° 52.738
16S E 423099 N 4234799
The Historic Old Red Bridge on CR 1675.
Waymark Code: WM52VR
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2008
Views: 30
The Old Red Bridge is 170 feet long, 14 feet wide and 13 feet 6 inches tall. W.T. Washer built the Old Red Bridge in 1875. This single span Smith #4 truss bridge, and crosses the Big Bayou Creek. The Old Bred Bridge may be one of the harder bridges to find some say. This bridge is located off County Road 1675 West, just west of Owensville, and just one-half miles east of Goose Pond, Gibson County.
Original Use: Vehicle - Car / Truck
Date Built: 1875
Construction: Wood
Condition: Good
See this website for more information: [Web Link]
Date Abandoned: 1976
Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Orphaned
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