Westport Covered Bridge

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Westport Covered Bridge
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Westport Covered Bridge, December 2011
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LocationEast of Westport, Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°10′1″N85°32′47″W / 39.16694°N 85.54639°W / 39.16694; -85.54639 Coordinates: 39°10′1″N85°32′47″W / 39.16694°N 85.54639°W / 39.16694; -85.54639
Arealess than one acre
Built1880
Built by Kennedy, A. M. & Sons
Architectural styleBurr Arch
NRHP reference No. 82000031 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1982

Westport Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana. It was built in 1880, and is a single span, Burr arch bridge on limestone abutments. It measures 130 feet long, 16 feet wide and 13 feet high. It is topped by a gable roof and sided with shiplap siding. It has been limited to pedestrian traffic since 1973. [2] :2

It is one of numerous covered bridges built by A. M. Kennedy & Sons.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Van P. Batterton (May 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Westport Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.