Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Eagle Creek Covered Bridge

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

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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)

Eagle Creek Covered Bridge

Posted January 30, 2008, by Bill Eichelberger (wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Additional pics.

Eagle Creek Covered Bridge

Posted January 20, 2008, by Bill Eichelberger (wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Taken in the late 80's. I've got others, but they'll require some excavation.