WEST UNION COVERED BRIDGE - WEST UNION, INDIANA

                                                                                                      SUGAR CREEK
                                                                                                     PARKE COUNTY
                                                                                                         BUILT - 1876

Length - 315' .... WNW of Bloomingdale, Reserve Township. W500N W. 3.9 miles from jct with N50W at Bloomingdale, NW on N210W 0.8 miles, N. on N525W 0.5 miles to the bridge on the E. side of the road. Built by Joseph J. Daniels. Named for the once small town of West Union which was a canal and railroad hub, which today is all but disappeared. Abutments were repaired after the 1913 flood, and in 1931. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Bypassed and closed to traffic in 1974. Truss Type - Covered Double Burr Arch Two Span Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-27