List of covered bridges in Indiana facts for kids

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 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. 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. 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

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Name	Image	Location	Year built	Length	Crosses	Design	Historical notes
Adams Mill Bridge		Carroll Cutler, Carroll County	1872	138 feet (42 m)	Wildcat Creek	Howe truss
Baker's Camp Bridge		Putnam Bainbridge, Putnam County	1901	128 feet (39 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Burr Arch
Beanblossom Bridge		Brown Beanblossom, Brown County	1880	60 feet (18 m)	Beanblossom Creek	Howe truss	Appears to actually be a Pratt Truss.
Beeson Bridge		Parke Billie Creek Village, Rockville, Parke County	1906	55 feet (17 m)		Burr Arch
Big Rocky Fork Bridge		Parke Mansfield, Parke County	1900	72 feet (22 m)	Big Rocky Fork Creek	Burr Arch
Billie Creek Bridge		Parke Billie Creek Village, Rockville, Parke County	1895	62 feet (19 m)		Burr Arch	Moved to serve as the entrance to Billie Creek Village.
Bowsher Ford Bridge		Parke Tangier, Parke County	1915	72 feet (22 m)	Mill Creek	Burr Arch
Bridgeton Bridge (new)		Parke Bridgeton, Parke County	2006	245 feet (75 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch	Replaced original bridge that was destroyed by fire in 2005 with reconstruction completed in October 2006.
Busching Bridge		Ripley Versailles, Ripley County	1885	176 feet (54 m)	Laugher Creek	Howe truss	Located at Versailles State Park.
Cades Mill Bridge		Fountain Steam Corner, Fountain County	1854	150 feet (46 m)	Coal Creek	Howe truss	Oldest bridge in the state
Cataract Covered Bridge		Owen Cataract, Owen County	1876	140 feet (43 m)	Mill Creek	Smith Type IV Truss
Catlin Bridge		Parke Rockville, Parke County	1907	54 feet (16 m)	Bill Diddle Creek	Burr Arch
Cedar Ford Bridge		Monroe Bean Blossom, Monroe County	2019	127 feet (39 m)	Beanblossom Creek	Burr Arch
Ceylon Bridge		Adams Ceylon, Adams County	1879	126 feet (38 m)	Wabash River	Howe truss
Conley’s Ford Bridge		Parke Mansfield, Parke County	1907	192 feet (59 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Cornstalk Bridge		Putnam Raccoon, Putnam County	1917	82 feet (25 m)	Cornstalk Creek	Burr Arch
Cox Ford Bridge		Parke Annapolis, Parke County	1913	176 feet (54 m)	Sugar Creek	Burr Arch	Located at the west side of Turkey Run State Park.
Crooks Bridge		Parke Rockville, Parke County	1856	132 feet (40 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch	Second oldest bridge in the state
Crown Point Bridge		Lake Crown Point, Lake County	1878	85 feet (26 m)	Gully	Burr Arch	Moved to Lake County Fairgrounds in 1933 from Milroy in Rush County over the Little Flatrock River.
Cumberland Bridge		Grant Matthews, Grant County	1877	175 feet (53 m)	Mississinewa River	Howe truss
Darlington Bridge		Montgomery Darlington, Montgomery County	1868	140 feet (43 m)	Sugar Creek	Howe truss	Fourth oldest covered bridge in the state and has a unique wooden block floor that spans its length as shown in the picture.
Deer's Mills Bridge		Montgomery Deer's Mill, Montgomery County	1878	275 feet (84 m)	Sugar Creek	Burr Arch	Located in Shades State Park.
Dick Huffman Bridge		Putnam Reelsville, Putnam County	1880	265 feet (81 m)	Big Walnut River	Howe truss	Longest Howe Truss bridge in the state
Dunbar Bridge		Putnam Greencastle, Putnam County	1880	174 feet (53 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Burr Arch	Two spans
Edna Collins Bridge		Putnam Clinton Falls, Putnam County	1922	80 feet (24 m)	Little Walnut Creek	Burr Arch	Local legends claim this bridge is haunted.
Eugene Bridge		Vermillion Eugene, Vermillion County	1885	192 feet (59 m)	Vermillion River	Burr Arch
Forsythe Mill Bridge		Rush Gowdy, Rush County	1888	196 feet (60 m)	Big Flat Rock River	Burr Arch	Built by Emmett L. Kennedy
Guilford Bridge		Dearborn Guilford, Dearborn County	1879	104 feet (32 m)		Burr Arch
Harry Evans Bridge		Parke Coxville, Parke County	1908	65 feet (20 m)	Rock Run Creek	Burr Arch
Hillsdale Bridge		Vermillion Dana, Vermillion County	1876	104 feet (32 m)		Burr Arch
Holton Bridge		Ripley Holton, Ripley County	1884	112 feet (34 m)	Otter Creek	Howe truss
Houck Bridge		Putnam Manhattan, Putnam County	1880	210 feet (64 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Howe truss	Located at 39°34′56″N 86°56′22″W / 39.58222°N 86.93944°W / 39.58222; -86.93944, it is one of the longest Howe Truss bridges in the state. The status of its name is unofficial.
Huffman's Mill Bridge		Spencer Huffman, Spencer County	1884	140 feet (43 m)	Anderson River	Burr Arch
Irishman Bridge		Vigo Youngstown, Vigo County	1847 ca. 1847	75 feet (23 m)	Fowler Lake, branch of Honey Creek	Queen Post	Second oldest and only remaining Queen Post covered bridge in the state
Jackson Bridge		Parke Annapolis, Parke County	1861	207 feet (63 m)	Sugar Creek	Burr Arch	Fifth oldest and longest single span covered bridge in the state
James Bridge		Jennings Lovett, Jennings County	1887	124 feet (38 m)	Big Graham Creek	Howe truss
Jeffries Ford Bridge		Parke Bridgeton, Parke County	1915	204 feet (62 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Lancaster Bridge		Carroll Owasco, Carroll County	1872	133 feet (41 m)	Wildcat Creek	Howe truss
Leatherwood Station Bridge		Parke Billie Creek Village, Rockville, Parke County	1899	72 feet (22 m)		Burr Arch	Located at Billie Creek Village.
Longwood Bridge		Fayette Connersville, Fayette County	1884	92 feet (28 m)		Burr Arch
Mansfield Bridge		Parke Mansfield, Parke County	1867	247 feet (75 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch	Three spans, central roof was torn off by winds in the spring of 2006 and restored in 2007.
Marshall Bridge		Parke Tangier, Parke County	1917	56 feet (17 m)	Rush Creek	Burr Arch
McAllister Bridge		Parke Catlin, Parke County	1914	126 feet (38 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Mecca Bridge		Parke Mecca, Parke County	1873	150 feet (46 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Medora Bridge		Jackson Medora, Jackson County	1875	434 feet (132 m)	East Fork, White River	Burr Arch	Three spans, longest covered bridge in the state and, by clear span, is sometimes claimed to be the longest historic covered bridge in the U.S. Closed to all but pedestrian traffic since 1972, and is currently undergoing restoration.
Melcher Bridge		Parke Montezuma, Parke County	1896	83 feet (25 m)	Leatherwood Creek	Burr Arch
Mill Creek Bridge		Parke Tangier, Parke County	1907	92 feet (28 m)	Mill Creek	Burr Arch
Moscow Bridge		Rush Moscow, Rush County	1886 (rebuilt 2010)	334 feet (102 m)	Big Flat Rock River	Burr Arch	Two spans, third longest covered bridge in the state; destroyed by a tornado in 2008, it has since been rebuilt.
Narrows Bridge		Parke Marshall, Parke County	1882	121 feet (37 m)	Sugar Creek	Burr Arch	Located on the east boundary of Turkey Run State Park.
Neet Bridge		Parke Catlin, Parke County	1904	126 feet (38 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Nevins Bridge		Parke Catlin, Parke County	1920	155 feet (47 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
New Brownsville Bridge		Bartholomew Columbus, Bartholomew County	1840	93 feet (28 m)	Mill Run Creek	Long Truss	Moved from Brownsville in Union County over the Whitewater River.
Newport Bridge		Vermillion Newport, Vermillion County	1885	180 feet (55 m)	Little Vermillion River	Burr Arch
Norris Ford Bridge		Rush Rushville, Rush County	1916	169 feet (52 m)	Big Flat Rock River	Burr Arch
North Manchester Bridge		Wabash North Manchester, Wabash County	1872	150 feet (46 m)	Eel River	Smith Type IV Truss
Oakalla Bridge		Putnam Greencastle, Putnam County	1875	152 feet (46 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Burr Arch
Old Red Bridge		Gibson Hickory Ridge, Gibson County	1875	170 feet (52 m)	Big Bayou Creek	Smith Type IV Truss
Pine Bluff Bridge		Putnam Carpentersville, Putnam County	1915	211 feet (64 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Howe truss
Phillips Bridge		Parke Montezuma, Parke County	1909	43 feet (13 m)	Big Pond Creek	King Post	Shortest covered bridge in the state
Portland Mills Bridge		Parke Guion, Parke County	1856	130 feet (40 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch	Tied with Crooks Bridge as the fourth oldest covered bridge in the state.
Potter's Covered Bridge		Hamilton Noblesville, Hamilton County	1871	259 feet (79 m)	West Fork, White River	Howe truss
Ramp Creek Bridge		Brown Nashville, Brown County	1838	96 feet (29 m)	Salt Creek	Double Barreled Burr Arch	Oldest and only two-lane covered bridge in the state; located at the entrance to Brown County State Park.
Richland Creek Bridge		Greene Bloomfield, Greene County	1883	100 feet (30 m)	Richland Creek	Burr Arch	Built by A.M. Kennedy and Sons
Roann Bridge		Wabash Roann, Wabash County	1872	288 feet (88 m)	Eel River	Howe truss
Rob Roy Bridge		Fountain Rob Roy, Fountain County	1860	120 feet (37 m)	Big Shawnee Creek	Howe truss
Rolling Stone Bridge		Putnam Bainbridge, Putnam County	1915	103 feet (31 m)	Big Walnut Creek	Burr Arch
Roseville-Coxville Bridge		Parke Coxville, Parke County	1910	263 feet (80 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Rush Creek Bridge		Parke Tangier, Parke County	1904	77 feet (23 m)	Rush Creek	Burr Arch
Salem Crossing Bridge		Parke Zionsville, Boone County	1972	?	Fishback Creek	Howe truss
Sanatorium Bridge		Parke Rockville, Parke County	1913	154 feet (47 m)	Little Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Scipio Bridge		Jennings Scipio, Jennings County	1886	146 feet (45 m)	Sand Creek	Howe truss
Shieldstown Bridge		Jackson Shields, Jackson County	1876	331 feet (101 m)	East Fork, White River	Burr Arch
Sim Smith Bridge		Parke Montezuma, Parke County	1883	84 feet (26 m)	Leatherwood Creek	Burr Arch
Smith Bridge		Rush Rushville, Rush County	1877	138 feet (42 m)	Big Flat Rock River	Burr Arch
Snow Hill Bridge		Franklin Rockdale, Franklin County	1894	75 feet (23 m)	Johnson Fork, Whitewater River	Howe truss
South Hill Bridge		Vermillion Universal, Vermillion County	1879	122 feet (37 m)	Brouilletts Creek	Burr Arch
Spencerville Covered Bridge		DeKalb Spencerville, DeKalb County	1873	160 feet (49 m)	St. Joseph River	Howe truss
Stockheughter Bridge		Franklin Enochsburg, Franklin County	1887	92 feet (28 m)	Salt Creek	Howe truss
Thorpe Ford Bridge		Parke Rosedale, Parke County	1912	163 feet (50 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch
Traders Point Bridge		Marion Indianapolis, Marion County	1880	89 feet (27 m)	Fishback Creek	Howe truss
Vermont Bridge		Howard Kokomo, Howard County	1875	98 feet (30 m)	Kokomo Creek	Smith Type IV Truss	Moved from its original location to Highland Park in Kokomo.
Wallace Bridge		Fountain Wallace, Fountain County	1871	81 feet (25 m)	Sugar Mill Creek	Howe truss
West Union Bridge		Parke West Union, Parke County	1876	315 feet (96 m)	Sugar Creek	Burr Arch
Westport Bridge		Decatur Westport, Decatur County	1880	115 feet (35 m)	Sand Creek	Burr Arch
Wheeling Bridge		Gibson Wheeling, Gibson County	1877	164 feet (50 m)	Patoka River	Smith Type IV Truss
White Water Canal Aqueduct Bridge		Franklin Metamora, Franklin County	1846	81 feet (25 m)	Duck Creek	Burr Arch	Located on the east side of Metamora.
Wilkins Mill Bridge		Parke Annapolis, Parke County	1906	102 feet (31 m)	Sugar Mill Creek	Burr Arch
Williams Bridge		Lawrence Williams, Lawrence County	1884	373 feet (114 m)	East Fork, White River	Howe truss	Two spans, second longest covered bridge in the state
Zacke Cox Bridge		Parke Coxville, Parke County	1908	54 feet (16 m)	Rock Run Creek	Burr Arch

Nonextant

Name	Image	Location	Year built	Length	Crosses	Design	Historical notes
Bell Ford Bridge		Jackson Seymour, Jackson County	1869	330 feet (100 m)	East Fork, White River	Post Truss	Western span collapsed in 1999, while the remaining eastern span collapsed in 2006. It was the fourth longest and fifth oldest covered bridge in the state.
Bridgeton Bridge (old)		Parke Bridgeton, Parke County	1868	245 feet (75 m)	Big Raccoon Creek	Burr Arch	Destroyed by fire in April 2005.
Clinton Bridge		Vermillion Clinton, Vermillion County	1852	735 feet (224 m)	Wabash River		Four spans, removed 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