Westport Covered Bridge


Westport Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Westport Covered Bridge, December 2011
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Location	East of Westport, Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana
Coordinates	39°10′1″N 85°32′47″W / 39.16694°N 85.54639°W / 39.16694; -85.54639Coordinates: 39°10′1″N 85°32′47″W / 39.16694°N 85.54639°W / 39.16694; -85.54639
Area	less than one acre
Built	1880
Built by	Kennedy, A. M. & Sons
Architectural style	Burr Arch
NRHP Reference #	82000031^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 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]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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.

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