Ceylon Covered Bridge

Ceylon Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge over the Wabash River and located at Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana. It was built in 1879 by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio, and is a 130-foot-long (40 m) truss bridge. It the only remaining covered bridge over the Wabash.[2]

Ceylon Covered Bridge
Ceylon Covered Bridge, November 2011
LocationCounty Road 900S over the Wabash River in Limberlost County Park, northeast of Ceylon, Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana
Coordinates40°36′51″N 84°56′35″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1879 (1879)
Built bySmith Bridge Company; Huffman, Martin J.
Architectural styleHowe truss bridge
NRHP reference No.06001289[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 2007

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

See also

References

  1. "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 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Cooper, James; O'Beirne, Julie (February 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ceylon Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and accompanying photographs


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