Westport Covered Bridge
Westport Covered Bridge | |
 Westport Covered Bridge, December 2011 | |
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| Location | East of Westport, Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°10′1″N 85°32′47″W / 39.16694°N 85.54639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880 |
| Built by | Kennedy, A. M. & Sons |
| Architectural style | Burr Arch |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000031[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1982 |
Westport Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana. It was built in 1880, and is a single span, Burr arch bridge on limestone abutments. It measures 130 feet long, 16 feet wide and 13 feet high. It is topped by a gable roof and sided with shiplap siding. It has been limited to pedestrian traffic since 1973.[2]: 2
It is one of numerous covered bridges built by A. M. Kennedy & Sons.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Van P. Batterton (May 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Westport Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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Categories:
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Bridges completed in 1880
- Transportation buildings and structures in Decatur County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Decatur County, Indiana
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Wooden bridges in Indiana
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States
- Southern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs