Cataract Falls Covered Bridge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cataract Falls Covered Bridge
Coordinates	39°26′00″N 86°48′47″W
Crosses	Mill Creek (formerly known as Eel River)
Locale	Owen County, Indiana, United States
NBI Number	INNBI 6000029
Characteristics
Design	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Total length	140.1 ft (42.7 m)(total length)
Width	13.5 m (44 ft)
Height	12.5 ft (3.8 m)
History
Constructed by	Smith Bridge Co.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	05000339
Added to NRHP	2005

The Cataract Falls Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Mill Creek in Lieber State Recreation Area, Owen County, Indiana. Built in 1876 by the Smith Bridge company of Toledo, Ohio, it was at one time one of the most famous and photographed covered bridges in the United States. It is the only remaining one in Owen County.

Since the road bypassed the bridge in 1988, it is only open to pedestrians. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.