Newport Covered Bridge

Newport Covered Bridge

Newport Covered Bridge, May 2012
Location County Road 50N over the Little Vermillion River, northwest of Newport, Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°53′28″N 87°26′0″W / 39.89111°N 87.43333°W / 39.89111; -87.43333Coordinates: 39°53′28″N 87°26′0″W / 39.89111°N 87.43333°W / 39.89111; -87.43333
Area less than one acre
Built 1885 (1885)
Built by Daniels, Joseph J.
Architectural style Burr Arch Truss
NRHP Reference # 94000589[1]
Added to NRHP June 10, 1994

Newport Covered Bridge, also known as the Morehead Covered Bridge and County Bridge No. 67, is a historic Burr Arch Truss covered bridge located in Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, Indiana. It was built in 1885, and is a single span covered timber bridge. It measures 210 feet long and 16 feet wide. The bridge spans the Little 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 Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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: Newport Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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