Thursday, September 3, 2020

SCIPIO COVERED BRIDGE - SCIPIO, INDIANA



















                                                                                                        SAND CREEK
                                                                                                  JENNINGS COUNTY
                                                                                                         BUILT - 1886

Length - 156' ....In Scipio, Geneva Township. CR575W N. 0.2 miles from jct with IN7 in Scipio to the bridge. Built by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio. Rehabilitated in 1984 and in 2015. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-40-01

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

JAMES/GRAHAM CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - VERNON, INDIANA















                                                                                                  GRAHAM CREEK
                                                                                                  JENNINGS CREEK
                                                                                                       BUILT - 1887

Length - 140' .....S. of Vernon, Lovett Township. IN3 S. 6.3 miles from jct with IN7 at Vernon, E. (left) 0.6 miles on CR650S to the bridge. Built by the Barron & Hole Company. It was built at James Ford and named for Thomas S. James who owned the adjacent property and mill. Rehabilitated in 2012. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-40-02

OTTER CREEK/HOLTON COVERED BRIDGE - HOLTON, INDIANA



















                                                                                                     OTTER CREEK
                                                                                                   RIPLEY COUNTY
                                                                                                       BUILT - 1884

Length - 113' .... NW of Holton, Otter Creek Township. CR700W N. 0.1 miles from jct with US50 in Holton, W. on Versailles 0.5 miles, N. on CR750W 0.4 miles, curves NW & becomes CR850W 0.9 miles to the bridge on the W. side of the road. Built by Thomas A. Hardman. Closed to motor traffic in 1996. Rehabilitated in 2019. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Truss Type - Covered Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-69-02

BUSCHING COVERED BRIDGE - VERSAILLES, INDIANA















                                                                                                     LAUGHERY CREEK
                                                                                                        RIPLEY COUNTY
                                                                                                            BUILT - 1885

Length - 182' .... One mile E. of Versailles. E. Perry-E. County Rd. 25S to bridge. Built by Thomas A. Hardman. Likely named for the Ernst Busching family that lived nearby.   Restored October 2005. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridges - 14-69-04