Roann Covered Bridge

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4th Roann Covered Bridge
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Roann Covered Bridge, May 2012
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Nearest cityNorth of Roann on N. County Road 700W, Paw Paw Township, Wabash County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°54′55″N85°55′27″W / 40.91528°N 85.92417°W / 40.91528; -85.92417 Coordinates: 40°54′55″N85°55′27″W / 40.91528°N 85.92417°W / 40.91528; -85.92417
Arealess than one acre
Built1877 (1877)
Built bySmith, Robert W.
Architectural styleHowe Truss
NRHP reference No. 81000022 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1981

4th Roann Covered Bridge is a historic Howe Truss covered bridge located in Paw Paw Township, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1877 by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio and crosses the Eel River. It measures 288 feet long and is 15 feet, 4 inches wide. The bridge has painted board and batten siding. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1] It is located in the Roann Historic District.

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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 Ouabache Regional Development Commission (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: 4th Roann Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs