List of covered bridges in Indiana
This is a list of Indiana covered bridges. There are 98 historic wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of Indiana. Fourteen of these bridges were built before 1870 and represent the most common truss styles (Burr Arch) in Indiana.
Parke County bills itself as the covered bridge capital of the world.[1] Combined with six counties that surround it, there are 51 of Indiana’s 98 covered bridges in this small area: Parke County (32), Putnam County (9), Fountain County (3), Vermillion County (3), Montgomery County (2), Owen County (1) and Vigo County (1). The majority, 54, are Burr Arch truss designs, while the next most common truss style is a Howe Truss with 23.
One each of the older style King Post and Queen Post are located in the western part of the state; Philips Bridge, west of Rockville in Parke County and Irishman Bridge, south of Terre Haute in Vigo County, respectively.[2] Indiana also has examples of the Long Truss and the Smith Type IV Truss. The remaining span of the Bell Ford Bridge, northwest of Seymour in Jackson County, collapsed in January 2006. It was the last standing example of a Post Truss covered bridge in the world.
List of Covered Bridges
Name[2] | Image | Location [2][A] |
Year Built[2] | Design, Length and Historical Notes[B] |
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Adams Mill Bridge | ![]() |
Cutler, Carroll County | 1872 | Howe Truss, 138 feet (42 m) long over Wildcat Creek |
Baker's Camp Bridge | |
Bainbridge, Putnam County | 1901 | Burr Arch, 128 feet (39 m) long over Big Walnut Creek |
Beanblossom Bridge | |
Beanblossom, Brown County | 1880 | 60 feet (18 m) long. It is listed as a Howe Truss, but appears to be a Pratt Truss. | Spans Beanblossom Creek,
Beeson Bridge | |
Billie Creek Village, Rockville, Parke County | 1906 | Burr Arch, 55 feet (17 m) long |
Bell Ford Bridge | ![]() |
Seymour, Jackson County | 1869 | Post Truss, 330 feet (100 m) long. The bridge's western span collapsed in 1999, while the remaining eastern span collapsed in 2006 into the East Fork of the White River. It was the fourth longest and fifth oldest covered bridge in the state. |
Big Rocky Fork Bridge | |
Mansfield, Parke County | 1900 | Burr Arch, 72 feet (22 m) long over Big Rocky Fork Creek |
Billie Creek Bridge | Billie Creek Village, Rockville, Parke County | 1895 | Burr Arch, 62 feet (19 m) long. It was moved to serve as the entrance to Billie Creek Village. | |
Bowsher Ford Bridge | ![]() |
Tangier, Parke County | 1915 | Burr Arch, 72 feet (22 m) long over Mill Creek |
Bridgeton Bridge | ![]() |
Bridgeton, Parke County | 1868 | Burr Arch, 245 feet (75 m) long over Big Raccoon Creek. Destroyed by fire in April 2005. |
Bridgeton Bridge (new) | ![]() |
Bridgeton, Parke County | 2006 | Burr Arch, 245 feet (75 m) long over Big Raccoon Creek. Replaced original bridge that was destroyed by fire in 2005 with reconstruction completed in October 2006. |
Busching Bridge | ![]() |
Versailles, Ripley County | 1885 | Howe Truss, 176 feet (54 m) long over Laugher Creek. Located at Versailles State Park. |
Cades Mill Bridge | |
Steam Corner, Fountain County | 1854 | Howe Truss 150 feet (46 m) long over Coal Creek. Oldest bridge in the state. |
Cataract Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Cataract, Owen County | 1876 | Smith Type IV Truss, 140 feet (43 m) long over Mill Creek |
Catlin Bridge | ![]() |
Rockville, Parke County | 1907 | Burr Arch, 54 feet (16 m) long over Bill Diddle Creek |
Ceylon Bridge | ![]() |
Ceylon, Adams County | 1879 | Howe Truss, 126 feet (38 m) long over Wabash River |
Clinton Bridge | ![]() |
Clinton, Vermillion County | 1852 | 735 feet (224 m) long over Wabash River in four spans; removed in 1899 |
Conley’s Ford Bridge | ![]() |
Mansfield, Parke County | 1907 | Burr Arch, 192 feet (59 m) long over Big Raccoon Creek |
Cornstalk Bridge | ![]() |
Raccoon, Putnam County | 1917 | Burr Arch, 82 feet (25 m) long over Cornstalk Creek |
Cox Ford Bridge | ![]() |
Annapolis, Parke County | 1913 | Burr Arch, 176 feet (54 m) long over Sugar Creek at the west side of Turkey Run State Park |
Crooks Bridge | ![]() |
Rockville, Parke County | 1856 | Burr Arch, 132 feet (40 m) long over Little Raccoon Creek. Second oldest bridge in the state. |
Crown Point Bridge | ![]() |
Crown Point, Lake County | 1878 | Burr Arch, 85 feet (26 m) long crossing a gully. It was moved to Lake County Fairgrounds in 1933 from Milroy in Rush County over the Little Flatrock River. |
Cumberland Bridge | ![]() |
Matthews, Grant County | 1877 | Howe Truss 175 feet (53 m) long over Mississinewa River |
Darlington Bridge | ![]() |
Darlington, Montgomery County | 1868 | Howe Truss, 140 feet (43 m) long over Sugar Creek. It is the fourth oldest covered bridge in the state and has a unique wooden block floor that spans its length as shown in the bridge's picture. |
Deer's Mills Bridge | ![]() |
Deer's Mill, Montgomery County | 1878 | Burr Arch, 275 feet (84 m) long over Sugar Creek in Shades State Park |
Dick Huffman Bridge | Reelsville, Putnam County | 1880 | Howe Truss, 265 feet (81 m) long over Big Walnut River. It is the longest Howe Truss bridge in the state. | |
Dunbar Bridge | |
Greencastle, Putnam County | 1880 | Burr Arch, 174 feet (53 m) long in two spans over Big Walnut Creek |
Edna Collins Bridge | Clinton Falls, Putnam County | 1922 | Burr Arch, 80 feet (24 m) long over Little Walnut Creek. Local legends claim this bridge is haunted. | |
Eugene Bridge | ![]() |
Eugene, Vermillion County | 1885 | Burr Arch, 192 feet (59 m) long over Vermillion River |
Forsythe Mill Bridge | ![]() |
Gowdy, Rush County | 1888 | Burr Arch, 196 feet (60 m) long over Big Flat Rock River, built by Emmett L. Kennedy |
Guilford Bridge | Guilford, Dearborn County | 1879 | Burr Arch, 104 feet (32 m) long | |
Harry Evans Bridge | ![]() |
Coxville, Parke County | 1908 | Burr Arch, 65 feet (20 m) long over Rock Run Creek |
Hillsdale Bridge | Dana, Vermillion County | 1876 | Burr Arch, 104 feet (32 m) long | |
Holton Bridge | Holton, Ripley County | 1884 | Howe Truss, 112 feet (34 m) long over Otter Creek | |
Houck Bridge | |
Manhattan, Putnam County | 1880 | Howe Truss, 210 feet (64 m) long over Big Walnut Creek. It is one of the longest Howe Truss bridges in the state. |
Huffman's Mill Bridge | ![]() |
Huffman, Spencer County | 1884 | Burr Arch, 140 feet (43 m) long over Anderson River |
Irishman Bridge | Youngstown, Vigo County | ca. 1847 | Queen Post, 75 feet (23 m) long over Fowler Lake, a branch of Honey Creek. It is the second oldest covered bridge in the state and the only remaining Queen Post covered bridge in the state. | |
Jackson Bridge | ![]() |
Annapolis, Parke County | 1861 | Burr Arch, 207 feet (63 m) long over Sugar Creek. It is the fifth oldest covered bridge in the state and has the longest single span. |
James Bridge | ![]() |
Lovett, Jennings County | 1887 | Howe Truss, 124 feet (38 m) long over Big Graham Creek |
Jeffries Ford Bridge | ![]() |
Bridgeton, Parke County | 1915 | Burr Arch, 204 feet (62 m) long over Big Raccoon Creek |
Lancaster Bridge | ![]() |
Owasco, Carroll County | 1872 | Howe Truss, 133 feet (41 m) long over Wildcat Creek |
Leatherwood Station Bridge | ![]() |
Billie Creek Village, Rockville, Parke County | 1899 | Burr Arch, 72 feet (22 m) long, located at Billie Creek Village |
Longwood Bridge | Connersville, Fayette County | 1884 | Burr Arch, 92 feet (28 m) long | |
Mansfield Bridge | |
Mansfield, Parke County | 1867 | Burr Arch, 247 feet (75 m) long in three spans over Big Raccoon Creek. In the spring of 2006, the central roof was torn off by winds and was restored in 2007. |
Marshall Bridge | ![]() |
Tangier, Parke County | 1917 | Burr Arch, 56 feet (17 m) long over Rush Creek |
McAllister Bridge | ![]() |
Catlin, Parke County | 1914 | Burr Arch, 126 feet (38 m) long over Little Raccoon Creek |
Mecca Bridge | ![]() |
Mecca, Parke County | 1873 | Burr Arch, 150 feet (46 m) long over Big Raccoon Creek |
Medora Bridge | ![]() |
Medora, Jackson County | 1875 | Burr Arch, 434 feet (132 m) long in three spans over the East Fork of the White River. It is the longest covered bridge in the state and (depending on how the length of a bridge is measured) is sometimes claimed to be the longest historic covered bridge in the U.S. It has been closed to all but pedestrian traffic since 1972, and is currently undergoing restoration. |
Melcher Bridge | ![]() |
Montezuma, Parke County | 1896 | Burr Arch, 83 feet (25 m) long over Leatherwood Creek |
Mill Creek Bridge | ![]() |
Tangier, Parke County | 1907 | Burr Arch, 92 feet (28 m) long over Mill Creek |
Moscow Bridge | ![]() |
Moscow, Rush County | 1886 (rebuilt 2010) | Burr Arch, 334 feet (102 m) long in two spans over Big Flat Rock River. It is the third longest covered bridge in the state. Destroyed by a tornado in 2008, it has since been rebuilt. |
Narrows Bridge | ![]() |
Marshall, Parke County | 1882 | Burr Arch, 121 feet (37 m) long span over Sugar Creek on the east boundary of Turkey Run State Park |
Neet Bridge | Catlin, Parke County | 1904 | Burr Arch, 126 feet (38 m) long over Little Raccoon Creek | |
Nevins Bridge | ![]() |
Catlin, Parke County | 1920 | Burr Arch, 155 feet (47 m) long over Little Raccoon Creek |
New Brownsville Bridge | ![]() |
Columbus, Bartholomew County | 1840 | Long Truss, 93 feet (28 m) long over Mill Run Creek. It was moved from Brownsville in Union County over the Whitewater River. |
Newport Bridge | ![]() |
Newport, Vermillion County | 1885 | Burr Arch, 180 feet (55 m) long over Little Vermillion River |
Norris Ford Bridge | ![]() |
Rushville, Rush County | 1916 | Burr Arch, 169 feet (52 m) long over Big Flat Rock River |
North Manchester Bridge | ![]() |
North Manchester, Wabash County | 1872 | Smith Type IV Truss, 150 feet (46 m) long over Eel River |
Oakalla Bridge | Greencastle, Putnam County | 1875 | Burr Arch, 152 feet (46 m) long over Big Walnut Creek | |
Old Red Bridge | Gibson County | Hickory Ridge,1875 | Smith Type IV Truss, 170 feet (52 m) long over Big Bayou Creek | |
Pine Bluff Bridge | ![]() |
Carpentersville, Putnam County | 1915 | Howe Truss, 211 feet (64 m) long over Big Walnut Creek |
Phillips Bridge | |
Montezuma, Parke County | 1909 | King Post, 43 feet (13 m) long over Big Pond Creek. It is the shortest covered bridge in the state. |
Portland Mills Bridge | ![]() |
Guion, Parke County | 1856 | Burr Arch, 130 feet (40 m) long crossing Little Raccoon Creek. It is tied with Crooks Bridge as the fourth oldest covered bridge in the state. |
Potters Bridge | ![]() |
Noblesville, Hamilton County | 1871 | Howe Truss, 259 feet (79 m) long over the West Fork of the White River |
Ramp Creek Bridge | ![]() |
Nashville, Brown County | 1838 | Burr Arch, 96 feet (29 m) long over Salt Creek. It is the oldest covered bridge in the state and is located at the entrance to Brown County State Park. It is also the only two-lane covered bridge in the state. | Double Barreled
Richland Creek Bridge | ![]() |
Bloomfield, Greene County | 1883 | Burr Arch, 100 feet (30 m) long over Richland Creek, built by A.M. Kennedy and Sons. |
Roann Bridge | ![]() |
Roann, Wabash County | 1872 | Howe Truss, 288 feet (88 m) long over Eel River |
Rob Roy Bridge | ![]() |
Rob Roy, Fountain County | 1860 | Howe Truss, 120 feet (37 m) long over Big Shawnee Creek |
Rolling Stone Bridge | |
Bainbridge, Putnam County | 1915 | Burr Arch, 103 feet (31 m) long over Big Walnut Creek |
Roseville-Coxville Bridge | ![]() |
Coxville, Parke County | 1910 | Burr Arch, 263 feet (80 m) long over Big Raccoon Creek |
Rush Creek Bridge | ![]() |
Tangier, Parke County | 1904 | Burr Arch, 77 feet (23 m) long over Rush Creek |
Sanatorium Bridge | Rockville, Parke County | 1913 | Burr Arch, 154 feet (47 m) long over Little Raccoon Creek | |
Scipio Bridge | ![]() |
Scipio, Jennings County | 1886 | Howe Truss, 146 feet (45 m) long crossing Sand Creek |
Shieldstown Bridge | ![]() |
Shields, Jackson County | 1876 | Burr Arch, 331 feet (101 m) long over the East Fork of the White River |
Sim Smith Bridge | |
Montezuma, Parke County | 1883 | Burr Arch, 84 feet (26 m) long over Leatherwood Creek |
Smith Bridge | ![]() |
Rushville, Rush County | 1877 | Burr Arch, 138 feet (42 m) long over Big Flat Rock River |
Snow Hill Bridge | ![]() |
Rockdale, Franklin County | 1894 | Howe Truss, 75 feet (23 m) long over the Johnson Fork of the Whitewater River |
South Hill Bridge | Universal, Vermillion County | 1879 | Burr Arch, 122 feet (37 m) long over Brouilletts Creek | |
Spencerville Bridge | ![]() |
Spencerville, DeKalb County | 1873 | Howe Truss, 160 feet (49 m) long over St. Joseph River |
Stockheughter Bridge | ![]() |
Franklin County | Enochsburg,1887 | Howe Truss, 92 feet (28 m) long over Salt Creek |
Thorpe Ford Bridge | ![]() |
Rosedale, Parke County | 1912 | Burr Arch, 163 feet (50 m) long over Big Raccoon Creek |
Traders Point Bridge | Indianapolis, Marion County | 1880 | Howe Truss, 89 feet (27 m) long over Fishback Creek | |
Vermont Bridge | ![]() |
Kokomo, Howard County | 1875 | Smith Type IV Truss, 98 feet (30 m) long over Kokomo Creek. Moved from its original location to Highland Park in Kokomo. |
Wallace Bridge | |
Wallace, Fountain County | 1871 | Howe Truss, 81 feet (25 m) long over Sugar Mill Creek |
West Union Bridge | ![]() |
West Union, Parke County | 1876 | Burr Arch, 315 feet (96 m) long over Sugar Creek |
Westport Bridge | ![]() |
Westport, Decatur County | 1880 | Burr Arch, 115 feet (35 m) long over Sand Creek |
Wheeling Bridge | ![]() |
Wheeling, Gibson County | 1877 | Smith Type IV Truss, 164 feet (50 m) long over Patoka River |
White Water Canal Aqueduct Bridge | ![]() |
Metamora, Franklin County | 1846 | Burr Arch, 81 feet (25 m) long over Duck Creek on the east side of Metamora |
Wilkins Mill Bridge | ![]() |
Annapolis, Parke County | 1906 | Burr Arch, 102 feet (31 m) long over Sugar Mill Creek |
Williams Bridge | |
Williams, Lawrence County | 1884 | Howe Truss, 373 feet (114 m) long in two spans over the East Fork of the White River. It is the second longest covered bridge in the state. |
Zacke Cox Bridge | ![]() |
Coxville, Parke County | 1908 | Burr Arch, 54 feet (16 m) long over Rock Run Creek |
Notes
- A Sorting this column will result in bridges being listed in order by county.
- B Sorting this column will result in bridges being listed in order by their length.
References
- ↑ Parke County Chamber of Commerce
- 1 2 3 4 Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme Publishing; 3rd edition (2004), pg 9
- ↑ Putnam County Convention & Visitors Bureau