Laughery Creek

Laughery Creek
Built in 1885, the historic Busching Covered Bridge crosses Laughery Creek just below the Versailles Lake Dam.
Laughery Creek is located in Indiana
Laughery Creek
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
RegionRipley County
CitiesVersailles, Friendship, Milton
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates39°11′29″N 85°19′42″W / 39.19139°N 85.32833°W / 39.19139; -85.32833[1]
 • elevation993 ft (303 m)[2]
MouthOhio River
 • location
Border of Indiana and Kentucky
 • coordinates
39°01′52″N 84°52′40″W / 39.03111°N 84.87778°W / 39.03111; -84.87778[1]
 • elevation
454 ft (138 m)[2]
The Laughery Creek Bridge aka Triple Whipple Bridge was built in 1878 and is the last triple-intersection Pratt truss bridge in the United States.

Laughery Creek is an 88.6-mile-long (142.6 km)[2] stream that flows through Ripley, Dearborn, and Ohio counties in southeastern Indiana, and is a tributary of the Ohio River.

  1. ^ a b "Laughery Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 19, 2017