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Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 38°59′34″N 86°56′16″W / 38.99278°N 86.93778°W / 38.99278; -86.93778
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Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge, December 2010
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge is located in Indiana
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge
LocationBaseline Rd. over Plummer Creek, south of Bloomfield, Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana
Coordinates38°59′34″N 86°56′16″W / 38.99278°N 86.93778°W / 38.99278; -86.93778
Arealess than one acre
Built1883 (1883)
Built byA.M. Kennedy & Sons; Freeman, Charles
Architectural styleItalianate, Burr Arch Truss
NRHP reference No.93000466[1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1993

Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge, also known as County Bridge #86, is a historic covered bridge located in Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana. It was built in 1883, and is a Burr Arch Truss structure measuring 102 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 16 feet tall. The single span bridge has walls clad in board and batten siding with Italianate style design elements.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes James E. Roach (November 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.