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)