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Overview

Photo taken June 2005 by Jack Schmidt

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Bridge being restored

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Vintage postcard view

Overview: Covered bridge over Swamp Creek on Swamp Creek Road (TR 403)
Location: Preble County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1895, being restored 2008
Builder: - E.S. Sherman
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
Also called: Swamp Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.87383, -84.51483 (decimal degrees)
39°52'26" N, 84°30'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/712535/4416710 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Lewisburg
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 07/2007): 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

Warnke Covered Bridge

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

Photo taken circa 1987 by Bill Eichelberger