| Inventory Number: | IN/14-69-02 | | County: | Ripley County | | Township: | Otter Creek | | Town/Village: | Holton | | Bridge Name: | Holton or Otter Creek | | Crosses: | Otter Creek | | Truss type: | Howe | | Spans: | 1 | | Length: | 112' floor, 120' roofline | | Roadway Width: | | | Built: | 1884 | | Builder: | Thomas A. Hardman | | When Lost: | standing | | Cause: | | | Latitude: | N39 05.116 | | Longitude: | W085 24.608 | | See a map of the area
Topographic map of the area | | Directions: | 5.6 miles west of jct US421 on US50, then 1.0 miles right (ahead) on Versailles St. through Holton and 1.2 miles right on Derrick St. to the bridge on the left. West-northwest of Holton. | | Comments: | Bypassed 1996. This bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 2019. |
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Holton or Otter Creek Bridge, Otter Creek, IN Built 1884
© Lisa Plamondon
Holton or Otter Creek Bridge, Otter Creek, Ripley County, IN Built 1884
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection
Holton or Otter Creek Bridge, Otter Creek, IN Built 1884
Dale J. Travis Photo
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Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 16
Gould, George E.. Indiana's Covered Bridges Thru the Years, 1977
County History Preservation Society (no longer accessible). Covered Bridges of Indiana, 2002, http://www.countyhistory.com/coveredbridge/ripley1.htm
Travis, Dale. 'Indiana Covered Bridges List', updated to 11 Feb 2005, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbin.htm (8 Mar 2005)
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 27 |