Saturday, June 1, 2019
NORTH MANCHESTER COVERED BRIDGE - NORTH MANCHESTER, INDIANA
EEL RIVER
WABASH COUNTY
BUILT - 1872
Length - 150'.... Sits just south of town on Singer Rd. Built by the Smith Bridge Company out of Toledo, Ohio, for $3515. Rehabilitated in 1971 and 2013. It was posted on the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1982. Truss Type - Covered Smith Type 4 Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-85-02
ROANN COVERED BRIDGE - ROANN, INDIANA
EEL RIVER
WABASH COUNTY
BUILT - 1877
Length - 303'.... North side of Roann on North Chippewa St. Built by Smith Bridge Co. It was Rehabilitated in 1992 by the Lumberlost Construction Co. It was posted on the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1981. Truss Type - Covered Two Span Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-85-01
Saturday, May 18, 2019
CULBERTSON/WINGET RD. COVERED BRIDGE/MILFORD CENTER, OHIO
TREACLE CREEK
UNION COUNTY
BUILT - 1868
Length - 94'.... S. of Milford Center, US Rt-36 south 2.7 miles from jct with State St. SE on Homer Rd, .07 miles E. on Winget Rd. Built by Reuben L. Partridge at a cost of $1, 375. This bridge was originally constructed across Treacle's Creek on State Route 4, south of Milford Center. In 1921 the bridge was replaced, but the wooden superstructure was saved for reuse for a new bridge on Winget Rd.The bridge was put into place in 1922 on abutments built by Reed & Sawyer. In 1988, Union County employees rehabilitated the bridge by installing wood girders inside the wood trusses and suspended the floor from the girders. The Partridge trusses currently only carry the weight of the original bridge. The steel piers under the bridge are not the original. Open to through traffic.Truss Type - Partridge Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-80-03
Saturday, May 11, 2019
SMITH COVERED BRIDGE - RUSHVILLE, INDIANA
FLATROCK RIVER
RUSH COUNTY
BUILT - 1877
Length - 121'.... One mile N/E of Rushville, North on County Rd. 100 E, right on E 150 N, bridge is 1/4 mile east. Built by A.M. Kennedy and his son Emmet. The bridge has rounded arch portals and decorative scrollwork that are signatures of the Kennedy firm. It was posted on the National Register of Historic Places on February 2, 1983, as part of a multiple property submission covering six bridges built by the Kennedy family firm. Bridge rehabilitated in 1996. Open to through traffic.Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-70-01
OFFUTT'S FORD COVERED BRIDGE - ARLINGTON, INDIANA
LITTLE BLUE RIVER
RUSH COUNTY
BUILT IN 1884
Length - 85'... Three miles N/E of Arlington, north on N 700 W, right on W 300 N, left on N. Offutts Bridge Rd. Built by Kennedy Brothers.The bridge has rounded arch portals and decorative scrollwork that are signatures of the Kennedy Brothers firm. It was posted to the National Register of Historical Places on February 2, 1983. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-70-02 ( Bridge temporarily closed)
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