Cataract Falls Covered Bridge

Cataract Falls Covered Bridge
Coordinates	39°26′00″N86°48′47″W / 39.43333°N 86.81306°W / 39.43333; -86.81306
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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	05000339 [1]
Added to NRHP	2005
Location

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]}

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

• Cataract Falls (Indiana)
• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Indiana

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Cataract Falls Covered Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
3. Robert Reed (2004). Indiana's Covered Bridges. Arcadia Pub (sc). p. 72. ISBN   978-0-7385-3335-3 . Retrieved July 2, 2013.
4. "Cataract Falls Covered Bridge". in.gov. State of Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
5. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016.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 June 1, 2016. See also accompanying photographs.

External links

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