Newport Covered Bridge
Newport Covered Bridge | |
 Newport Covered Bridge, May 2012 | |
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| Location | County Road 50N over the Little Vermillion River, northwest of Newport, Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°53′28″N 87°26′0″W / 39.89111°N 87.43333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1885 |
| Built by | Daniels, Joseph J. |
| Architectural style | Burr Arch Truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000589[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 10, 1994 |
Newport Covered Bridge, also known as the Morehead Covered Bridge and County Bridge No. 67, is a historic Burr Arch Truss covered bridge located in Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, Indiana. It was built in 1885, and is a single span covered timber bridge. It measures 210 feet long and 16 feet wide. The bridge spans the Little Vermilion River.[2]: 5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
See also
[edit]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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Arthur Bonwell (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newport Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
Categories:
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Bridges completed in 1885
- Transportation buildings and structures in Vermillion County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Vermillion County, Indiana
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Wooden bridges in Indiana
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States
- 1885 establishments in Indiana
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs