Potter's Covered Bridge

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Potter's Covered Bridge
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Potters Bridge, March 2005
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LocationAllisonville Rd. across the White River, north of Noblesville Noblesville Township, Hamilton County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°4′21″N86°0′2″W / 40.07250°N 86.00056°W / 40.07250; -86.00056 Coordinates: 40°4′21″N86°0′2″W / 40.07250°N 86.00056°W / 40.07250; -86.00056
Arealess than one acre
Built1871 (1871)
Built byDurfee, Josiah & Co.
Architectural styleHowe Truss
NRHP reference No. 91001866 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1991

Potter's Covered Bridge, also known as Potter's Bridge and Potter's Ford Bridge, is a historic covered bridge located in Potter's Bridge Park in Noblesville in Noblesville Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. It was built in 1871, and is a Howe truss structure measuring 260 feet long, 22 feet wide, and 20 feet tall. The single span bridge rests on limestone abutments and has walls clad in vertical board siding. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1] Potter's Bridge Park has been home to the Potter's Bridge Fall Festival, occurring every October, for over 20 years.

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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 2016-04-01.Note: This includes Sandi Elliott (April 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Potter's Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.