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One of 17 National Register listings published here for Ripley County · listed in 2019 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Otter Creek Covered Bridge
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. N. Cty. Rd. 850 W at Otter Cr., Holton, 47023
- When was it listed? March 2019
- Category. structure
- Township. Otter Creek township
- National Register reference number. 100003511 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Storms near this property
33 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holton, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 12 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 flood. The reports record 3 deaths and 7 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF3) | Holton | 3 killed, 5 hurt, $275,000 | The tornado touched down approximately one half mile southwest of Holton as an EF0 tornado. The tornado quickly intensified as it approached the southwest corner of Holton, reaching EF1 to EF2 intensity. The path of the tornado moved nearly parallel to the north side of Highway 50 as it moved through Holton. Many of the homes and businesses east of Marion Street were damaged by EF2 intensity winds. The tornado then strengthened to low end EF3 intensity as it moved near the intersection of Highway 50 and Versailles Street. At this point, two fatalities occurred in a mobile home. Six injuries were also reported in the town of Holton. One of the individuals injured died many months later as a result of his injuries, bringing the total number of fatalities from this tornado to 3. This tornado then continued to the northeast from this point at high end EF2, low end EF3 intensity, damaging homes on Sleepy Road and Old Michigan Road. The tornado began to decrease in intensity east of Old Michigan Road and maintained EF1 intensity until it dissipated approximately one mile southeast of Osgood on Finks Road. Several homes and farms had minor damage along the track between Old Michigan Road and the end of the tornado track. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed of this tornado was estimated at 145 miles per hour. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F2) | Holton | 2 hurt, $465,000 | A tornado moved along a two mile path from southwest of Holton into town. One house, one mobile home and two small planes were destroyed. Thirty-six other structures sustained major damage. Numerous trees were uprooted along the path of the tornado. |
| November 2017 | Flash Flood | Holton | $25,000 | Rushing water damaged a 2400 foot culvert. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Holton | $15,000 | Numerous roads flooded by heavy rainfall. One road was washed out. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | $12,000 | Eight 24 inch diameter trees were knocked down. A tree fell into a house on County Road 850W. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Holton | $10,000 | A narrow band of heavy rainfall caused flooded roads. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | $5,000 | A barn was blown down on County Road 275W. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | $5,000 | Trees and power lines downed. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | $4,000 | Several six foot diameter trees were knocked down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | $3,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Holton | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | $2,000 | Large tree limbs were downed. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | $1,000 | A tree was downed. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | $1,000 | A tree was downed along County Road 850 W and Fairground Road. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Holton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Holton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Holton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Flood | Holton | - | High water was reported on U.S. 50 west of Holton. |
| August 2020 | Flood | Holton | - | High water was reported on U.S. 50 near County Road 800 West. |
| August 2020 | Flood | Holton | - | West Versailles Street was closed due to water covering the road. A nearby stream overflowed. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Holton | - | Water was reported over a portion of U.S. 50 near Holton. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Holton | - | U.S. 50 was closed near the Ripley/Jennings County line due to water flowing over the roadway. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | - | Numerous small trees were downed. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Holton | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which flooded roads and caused creeks to overflow their banks. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Holton | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Holton | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Holton | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Holton | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Holton | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Holton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Holton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Holton | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
3 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Straber Ford Bridge | 5.0 miles | 2009 |
 | Old Timbers | 5.6 miles | 1996 |
 | Collin's Ford Bridge | 5.7 miles | 1996 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100003511 in Record Group 79. |
| Ripley County | All 17 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.