Cataract Falls Covered Bridge

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Cataract Falls Covered Bridge
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Coordinates 39°26′00″N86°48′47″W / 39.43333°N 86.81306°W / 39.43333; -86.81306
CrossesMill Creek (formerly known as Eel River)
Locale Owen County, Indiana, United States
NBI NumberINNBI 6000029
Characteristics
Design U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Total length140.1 ft (42.7 m)(total length)
Width13.5 m (44 ft)
Height12.5 ft (3.8 m)
History
Constructed bySmith Bridge Co.
Built1876
NRHP reference No. 05000339 [1]
Added to NRHP2005
Location
Cataract Falls Covered Bridge

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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Cataract Falls Covered Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. Robert Reed (2004). Indiana's Covered Bridges. Arcadia Pub (sc). p. 72. ISBN   978-0-7385-3335-3 . Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Cataract Falls Covered Bridge". in.gov. State of Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. "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.

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