List of covered bridges in Indiana facts for kids

Indiana is a special place for old wooden bridges! It's home to 98 historic covered bridges, which are bridges with walls and a roof. These covers protect the wooden parts of the bridge from rain and sun, helping them last much longer.

Many of these bridges were built a long time ago, even before 1870! Most of them use a design called a Burr Arch truss, which is a strong way to build them using arches and beams.

Did you know that Parke County calls itself the "covered bridge capital of the world"? It's true! This county and six others nearby have 51 of Indiana's 98 covered bridges. That's more than half! Parke County alone has 32, while Putnam County has 9, Fountain County has 3, Vermillion County has 3, Montgomery County has 2, Owen County has 1, and Vigo County has 1.

The most common design you'll see is the Burr Arch truss, used in 54 bridges. The next most popular is the Howe truss, with 23 bridges. You can also find a few older styles like the King Post and Queen Post bridges in western Indiana. For example, the Philips Bridge in Parke County is a King Post, and the Irishman Bridge in Vigo County is a Queen Post. Indiana even has examples of the Long Truss and the Smith Type IV Truss. Sadly, the Bell Ford Bridge, which was the last Post Truss covered bridge in the world, collapsed in 2006.

Indiana's Covered Bridges

This list shows many of the amazing covered bridges you can still visit in Indiana today!

Bridges You Can Still See

Name	Image	Location	Built	Length	Crosses	Design	Cool Facts
Adams Mill Bridge		Cutler, Carroll County	1872	138 feet (42 m)	Wildcat Creek	Howe truss
Baker's Camp Bridge		Bainbridge, Putnam County	1901	128 feet (39 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Burr Arch
Beanblossom Bridge		Beanblossom, Brown County	1880	60 feet (18 m)	Beanblossom Creek	Howe truss	Looks like a Pratt Truss design.
Beeson Bridge		Billie Creek Village, Rockville, Parke County	1906	55 feet (17 m)		Burr Arch
Big Rocky Fork Bridge		Mansfield, Parke County	1900	72 feet (22 m)	Big Rocky Fork Creek	Burr Arch
Billie Creek Bridge		Billie Creek Village, Rockville, Parke County	1895	62 feet (19 m)		Burr Arch	Moved here to be the entrance to Billie Creek Village.
Bowsher Ford Bridge		Tangier, Parke County	1915	72 feet (22 m)	Mill Creek	Burr Arch
Bridgeton Bridge (new)		Bridgeton, Parke County	2006	245 feet (75 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch	The original bridge burned down in 2005, but this new one was finished in 2006.
Busching Bridge		Versailles, Ripley County	1885	176 feet (54 m)	Laugher Creek	Howe truss	Located in Versailles State Park.
Cades Mill Bridge		Steam Corner, Fountain County	1854	150 feet (46 m)	Coal Creek	Howe truss	This is the oldest covered bridge in Indiana!
Cataract Covered Bridge		Cataract, Owen County	1876	140 feet (43 m)	Mill Creek	Smith Type IV Truss
Catlin Bridge		Rockville, Parke County	1907	54 feet (16 m)	Bill Diddle Creek	Burr Arch
Cedar Ford Bridge		Bean Blossom, Monroe County	2019	127 feet (39 m)	Beanblossom Creek	Burr Arch
Ceylon Bridge		Ceylon, Adams County	1879	126 feet (38 m)	Wabash River	Howe truss
Conley’s Ford Bridge		Mansfield, Parke County	1907	192 feet (59 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Cornstalk Bridge		Raccoon, Putnam County	1917	82 feet (25 m)	Cornstalk Creek	Burr Arch
Cox Ford Bridge		Annapolis, Parke County	1913	176 feet (54 m)	Sugar Creek	Burr Arch	You can find this bridge near Turkey Run State Park.
Crooks Bridge		Rockville, Parke County	1856	132 feet (40 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch	This is the second oldest covered bridge in Indiana!
Crown Point Bridge		Crown Point, Lake County	1878	85 feet (26 m)	Gully	Burr Arch	This bridge was moved to the Lake County Fairgrounds in 1933.
Cumberland Bridge		Matthews, Grant County	1877	175 feet (53 m)	Mississinewa River	Howe truss
Darlington Bridge		Darlington, Montgomery County	1868	140 feet (43 m)	Sugar Creek	Howe truss	This is the fourth oldest covered bridge in Indiana! It has a unique wooden block floor.
Deer's Mills Bridge		Deer's Mill, Montgomery County	1878	275 feet (84 m)	Sugar Creek	Burr Arch	Located in Shades State Park.
Dick Huffman Bridge		Reelsville, Putnam County	1880	265 feet (81 m)	Big Walnut River	Howe truss	This is the longest Howe Truss bridge in Indiana.
Dunbar Bridge		Greencastle, Putnam County	1880	174 feet (53 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Burr Arch	This bridge has two spans.
Edna Collins Bridge		Clinton Falls, Putnam County	1922	80 feet (24 m)	Little Walnut Creek	Burr Arch	Some local stories say this bridge is haunted!
Eugene Bridge		Eugene, Vermillion County	1885	192 feet (59 m)	Vermillion River	Burr Arch
Forsythe Mill Bridge		Gowdy, Rush County	1888	196 feet (60 m)	Big Flat Rock River	Burr Arch	Built by a famous bridge builder named Emmett L. Kennedy.
Guilford Bridge		Guilford, Dearborn County	1879	104 feet (32 m)		Burr Arch
Harry Evans Bridge		Coxville, Parke County	1908	65 feet (20 m)	Rock Run Creek	Burr Arch
Hillsdale Bridge		Dana, Vermillion County	1876	104 feet (32 m)		Burr Arch
Holton Bridge		Holton, Ripley County	1884	112 feet (34 m)	Otter Creek	Howe truss
Houck Bridge		Manhattan, Putnam County	1880	210 feet (64 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Howe truss	This is one of the longest Howe Truss bridges in Indiana.
Huffman's Mill Bridge		Huffman, Spencer County	1884	140 feet (43 m)	Anderson River	Burr Arch
Irishman Bridge		Youngstown, Vigo County	around 1847	75 feet (23 m)	Fowler Lake, branch of Honey Creek	Queen Post	This is the second oldest and the only Queen Post covered bridge left in Indiana.
Jackson Bridge		Annapolis, Parke County	1861	207 feet (63 m)	Sugar Creek	Burr Arch	This is the fifth oldest and longest single-span covered bridge in Indiana.
James Bridge		Lovett, Jennings County	1887	124 feet (38 m)	Big Graham Creek	Howe truss
Jeffries Ford Bridge		Bridgeton, Parke County	1915	204 feet (62 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Lancaster Bridge		Owasco, Carroll County	1872	133 feet (41 m)	Wildcat Creek	Howe truss
Leatherwood Station Bridge		Billie Creek Village, Rockville, Parke County	1899	72 feet (22 m)		Burr Arch	Located at Billie Creek Village.
Longwood Bridge		Connersville, Fayette County	1884	92 feet (28 m)		Burr Arch
Mansfield Bridge		Mansfield, Parke County	1867	247 feet (75 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch	This bridge has three spans. Its roof was damaged by winds in 2006 but was fixed in 2007.
Marshall Bridge		Tangier, Parke County	1917	56 feet (17 m)	Rush Creek	Burr Arch
McAllister Bridge		Catlin, Parke County	1914	126 feet (38 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Mecca Bridge		Mecca, Parke County	1873	150 feet (46 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Medora Bridge		Medora, Jackson County	1875	434 feet (132 m)	East Fork, White River	Burr Arch	This is the longest covered bridge in Indiana! It has three spans. It's been closed to cars since 1972 and is being repaired.
Melcher Bridge		Montezuma, Parke County	1896	83 feet (25 m)	Leatherwood Creek	Burr Arch
Mill Creek Bridge		Tangier, Parke County	1907	92 feet (28 m)	Mill Creek	Burr Arch
Moscow Bridge		Moscow, Rush County	1886 (rebuilt 2010)	334 feet (102 m)	Big Flat Rock River	Burr Arch	This is the third longest covered bridge in Indiana. It was destroyed by a tornado in 2008 but was rebuilt!
Narrows Bridge		Marshall, Parke County	1882	121 feet (37 m)	Sugar Creek	Burr Arch	Located near Turkey Run State Park.
Neet Bridge		Catlin, Parke County	1904	126 feet (38 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Nevins Bridge		Catlin, Parke County	1920	155 feet (47 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
New Brownsville Bridge		Columbus, Bartholomew County	1840	93 feet (28 m)	Mill Run Creek	Long Truss	This bridge was moved from its original spot over the Whitewater River.
Newport Bridge		Newport, Vermillion County	1885	180 feet (55 m)	Little Vermillion River	Burr Arch
Norris Ford Bridge		Rushville, Rush County	1916	169 feet (52 m)	Big Flat Rock River	Burr Arch
North Manchester Bridge		North Manchester, Wabash County	1872	150 feet (46 m)	Eel River	Smith Type IV Truss
Oakalla Bridge		Greencastle, Putnam County	1875	152 feet (46 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Burr Arch
Old Red Bridge		Hickory Ridge, Gibson County	1875	170 feet (52 m)	Big Bayou Creek	Smith Type IV Truss
Pine Bluff Bridge		Carpentersville, Putnam County	1915	211 feet (64 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Howe truss
Phillips Bridge		Montezuma, Parke County	1909	43 feet (13 m)	Big Pond Creek	King Post	This is the shortest covered bridge in Indiana!
Portland Mills Bridge		Guion, Parke County	1856	130 feet (40 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch	This bridge is tied with Crooks Bridge as the fourth oldest in Indiana.
Potter's Covered Bridge		Noblesville, Hamilton County	1871	259 feet (79 m)	West Fork, White River	Howe truss
Ramp Creek Bridge		Nashville, Brown County	1838	96 feet (29 m)	Salt Creek	Double Barreled Burr Arch	This is the oldest and only two-lane covered bridge in Indiana! It's at the entrance to Brown County State Park.
Richland Creek Bridge		Bloomfield, Greene County	1883	100 feet (30 m)	Richland Creek	Burr Arch	Built by A.M. Kennedy and Sons.
Roann Bridge		Roann, Wabash County	1872	288 feet (88 m)	Eel River	Howe truss
Rob Roy Bridge		Rob Roy, Fountain County	1860	120 feet (37 m)	Big Shawnee Creek	Howe truss
Rolling Stone Bridge		Bainbridge, Putnam County	1915	103 feet (31 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Burr Arch
Roseville-Coxville Bridge		Coxville, Parke County	1910	263 feet (80 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Rush Creek Bridge		Tangier, Parke County	1904	77 feet (23 m)	Rush Creek	Burr Arch
Salem Crossing Bridge		Zionsville, Boone County	1972	?	Fishback Creek	Howe truss
Sanatorium Bridge		Rockville, Parke County	1913	154 feet (47 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Scipio Bridge		Scipio, Jennings County	1886	146 feet (45 m)	Sand Creek	Howe truss
Shieldstown Bridge		Shields, Jackson County	1876	331 feet (101 m)	East Fork, White River	Burr Arch
Sim Smith Bridge		Montezuma, Parke County	1883	84 feet (26 m)	Leatherwood Creek	Burr Arch
Smith Bridge		Rushville, Rush County	1877	138 feet (42 m)	Big Flat Rock River	Burr Arch
Snow Hill Bridge		Rockdale, Franklin County	1894	75 feet (23 m)	Johnson Fork, Whitewater River	Howe truss
South Hill Bridge		Universal, Vermillion County	1879	122 feet (37 m)	Brouilletts Creek	Burr Arch
Spencerville Covered Bridge		Spencerville, DeKalb County	1873	160 feet (49 m)	St. Joseph River	Howe truss
Stockheughter Bridge		Enochsburg, Franklin County	1887	92 feet (28 m)	Salt Creek	Howe truss
Thorpe Ford Bridge		Rosedale, Parke County	1912	163 feet (50 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Traders Point Bridge		Indianapolis, Marion County	1880	89 feet (27 m)	Fishback Creek	Howe truss
Vermont Bridge		Kokomo, Howard County	1875	98 feet (30 m)	Kokomo Creek	Smith Type IV Truss	This bridge was moved from its original spot to Highland Park in Kokomo.
Wallace Bridge		Wallace, Fountain County	1871	81 feet (25 m)	Sugar Mill Creek	Howe truss
West Union Bridge		West Union, Parke County	1876	315 feet (96 m)	Sugar Creek	Burr Arch
Westport Bridge		Westport, Decatur County	1880	115 feet (35 m)	Sand Creek	Burr Arch
Wheeling Bridge		Wheeling, Gibson County	1877	164 feet (50 m)	Patoka River	Smith Type IV Truss
White Water Canal Aqueduct Bridge		Metamora, Franklin County	1846	81 feet (25 m)	Duck Creek	Burr Arch	Located on the east side of Metamora.
Wilkins Mill Bridge		Annapolis, Parke County	1906	102 feet (31 m)	Sugar Mill Creek	Burr Arch
Williams Bridge		Williams, Lawrence County	1884	373 feet (114 m)	East Fork, White River	Howe truss	This is the second longest covered bridge in Indiana, with two spans.
Zacke Cox Bridge		Coxville, Parke County	1908	54 feet (16 m)	Rock Run Creek	Burr Arch

Bridges That Are No Longer Standing

Here are a few covered bridges that used to be in Indiana but are no longer standing.

Name	Image	Location	Built	Length	Crosses	Design	Cool Facts
Bell Ford Bridge		Seymour, Jackson County	1869	330 feet (100 m)	East Fork, White River	Post Truss	Parts of this bridge collapsed in 1999 and 2006. It was the fourth longest and fifth oldest covered bridge in Indiana.
Bridgeton Bridge (old)		Bridgeton, Parke County	1868	245 feet (75 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch	This bridge was sadly destroyed by fire in April 2005.
Clinton Bridge		Clinton, Vermillion County	1852	735 feet (224 m)	Wabash River		This huge bridge had four spans and was taken down in 1899.

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Indiana
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
• World Guide to Covered Bridges