Eugene Covered Bridge

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Eugene Covered Bridge
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Eugene Covered Bridge, May 2012
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LocationFormer Co. Rd. 00 over Big Vermillion R., Eugene, Indiana, Eugene Township, Vermillion County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°58′9″N87°28′23″W / 39.96917°N 87.47306°W / 39.96917; -87.47306 Coordinates: 39°58′9″N87°28′23″W / 39.96917°N 87.47306°W / 39.96917; -87.47306
Arealess than one acre
Built1873 (1873)
Built byDaniels, Joseph J.
Architectural styleBurr Arch Truss
NRHP reference No. 94000585 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1994

Eugene Covered Bridge, also known as County Bridge No. 75, is a historic Burr Arch Truss covered bridge located in Eugene Township, Vermillion County, Indiana. It was built in 1873, and is a single span covered timber bridge. It measures 180 feet long and 16 feet wide. The bridge spans the Big Vermilion River. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Arthur Bonwell (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Eugene Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs