The Cataract Falls Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Mill Creek in Lieber State Recreation Area, Owen County, Indiana. Built in 1876 by the Smith Bridge company of Toledo, Ohio,[2] it was at one time one of the most famous and photographed covered bridges in the United States.[3] It is the only remaining one in Owen County.[4][5]
Cataract Falls Covered Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 39°26′00″N 86°48′47″W / 39.43333°N 86.81306°W |
| Crosses | Mill Creek (formerly known as Eel River) |
| Locale | Owen County, Indiana, United States |
| NBI Number | INNBI 6000029 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | U.S. National Register of Historic Places |
| Total length | 140.1 ft (42.7 m)(total length) |
| Width | 13.5 m (44 ft) |
| Height | 12.5 ft (3.8 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Smith Bridge Co. |
| Built | 1876 |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000339[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 2005 |
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Since the road bypassed the bridge in 1988, it is only open to pedestrians.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1][2]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Cataract Falls Covered Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Robert Reed (2004). Indiana's Covered Bridges. Arcadia Pub (sc). p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7385-3335-3. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Cataract Falls Covered Bridge". in.gov. State of Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Charles Cantwell; Christopher Baas; Matt Reckard & Mark Brown (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cataract Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. See also accompanying photographs.
External links
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Media related to Cataract Falls Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IN-104, "Cataract Falls Bridge", 7 photos, 14 data pages, 1 photo caption page