Cataract Falls Covered Bridge
The Cataract Falls Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Mill Creek in Lieber State Recreation Area, Owen County, Indiana. Built in 1876 by the Smith Bridge company of Toledo, Ohio, it was at one time one of the most famous and photographed covered bridges in the United States. It is the only remaining one in Owen County.
Since the road bypassed the bridge in 1988, it is only open to pedestrians. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
See also
- Cataract Falls (Indiana)
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Indiana
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Cataract Falls Covered Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Robert Reed (2004). Indiana's Covered Bridges. Arcadia Pub (sc). p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7385-3335-3. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Cataract Falls Covered Bridge". in.gov. State of Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Charles Cantwell; Christopher Baas; Matt Reckard & Mark Brown (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cataract Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. See also accompanying photographs.
External links
Media related to Cataract Falls Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IN-104, "Cataract Falls Bridge", 7 photos, 14 data pages, 1 photo caption page
