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 | |
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| Location | County Road 900S over the Wabash River in Limberlost County Park, northeast of Ceylon, Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′51″N 84°56′35″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1879 |
| Built by | Smith Bridge Company; Huffman, Martin J. |
| Architectural style | Howe truss bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001289[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 25, 2007 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "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
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IN-50, "Cumberland Covered Bridge", 6 measured drawings
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