Cataract Covered Bridge
Coordinates: 39 ° 26 ′ 0 ″ N , 86 ° 48 ′ 48 ″ W.
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| use | pedestrians only | |
| Crossing of | Mill Creek | |
| place | Jennings Township | |
| construction | covered truss bridge | |
| overall length | 42.7 m | |
| Number of openings | 1 | |
| opening | 1876 | |
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The Cataract Covered Bridge is a covered wooden bridge in Owen County , Indiana . It spans Mill Creek in Jennings Township above Cataract Falls .
The bridge became necessary after a flood in August 1875 destroyed a previous bridge. The Cataract Covered Bridge was built by the Smith Bridge Company from Toledo . It is about 140 ft (42.7 meters) long and has been in use for over 100 years. Vehicles have been using a new upstream concrete bridge since 1988. In 2004 a fundamental renovation took place.
In Owen County the Cataract Covered Bridge is the last of its kind. In Indiana there are six bridges with a timber framework patented by Robert W. Smith. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 2005 as a Historic Monument .
Web links
- Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record (English)
- Renovation of the bridge (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2016