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Covered bridges are timber-truss bridges consisting of a roof, decking, and siding and are often painted red, or white. More than 14,000 covered bridges were built in the United States, mostly between the years 1825-1875. Many have since been replaced with more robust steel bridges that can handle heavier vehicles and more traffic, and last longer with less upkeep. Today, roughly 750 remain in the United States, mostly in rural areas of the Eastern US. Good places to spot them include; Indiana (98), Ohio (54), and Pennsylvania (219).

Brown County

• Bean Blossom Bridge (Map): – Built in 1880
• Ramp Creek Bridge (Map): – Built in 1838

Jennings County

• James Bridge – (Map): – Built in 1887
• Scipio Bridge – (Map): – Built in 1886

Owen County

• Cataract Falls Bridge – (Map): Built in 1876 by Smith Bridge Co.

Parke County

• Beeson Bridge
• Big Rocky Fork Bridge (Map): – Built in 1900 by Joseph J. Daniels
• Billie Creek Bridge (Map): Built in 1895 by Joseph J. Daniels
• Bowsher Ford Bridge (Map): Built in 1915 by Eugene Britton
• Bridgeton Bridge (Map): Built in 2006 by Dan Collom/community
• Catlin Bridge (Map): Built in 1907 by Clark McDaniel
• Conley’s Ford Bridge (Map): Built in 1907 by J. L. Van Fossen
• Cox Ford Bridge (Map): Built in 1913 by Joseph A. Britton
• Crooks Bridge (Map): Built in 1856 by Henry Wolf
• Harry Evans Bridge (Map): Built in 1908 by Joseph A. Britton
• Jackson Bridge (Map): Built in 1861 by Joseph J. Daniels
• Jeffries Ford Bridge (Map): Built in 1915 by Joseph A. Britton
• Mansfield Bridge (Map): Built in 1867 by Joseph J. Daniels
• Marshall Bridge – (Map): Built in 1917 by Joseph A. Britton
• McAllister Bridge (Map): Built in 1914 by Joseph A. Britton
• Mecca Bridge (Map): Built in 1873 by Joseph J. Daniels
• Melcher Bridge – (Map): Built in 1896 by Joseph J. Daniels
• Mill Creek Bridge (Map): Built 1907 by Hendricks, William; D.M. Brown
• Narrows Bridge (Map): Built in 1882 by Joseph A. Britton
• Neet Bridge (Map): Built 1904 by Joseph J. Daniels
• Nevins Bridge (Map): Built 1920 by Joseph A. Britton
• Phillips Bridge – (Map): Built 1909 by Joseph A. Britton
• Portland Mills Bridge (Map): Built 1856 by Henry Wolf
• Roseville-Coxville Bridge (Map): Built 1910 by Joseph J. Daniels
• Rush Creek Bridge (Map): Built 1904 by William Hendricks
• Sanatorium Bridge (Map): Built 1913 by Joseph A. Britton
• Thorpe Ford Bridge (Map): Built 1912 by Joseph A. Britton
• West Union Bridge (Map): Built 1876 Joseph J. Daniels

Putnam County

• Baker’s Camp Bridge
• Cornstalk Bridge
• Dunbar Bridge
• Edna Collins bridge
• Houck Bridge
• Oakalla Bridge
• Pine Bluff Bridge
• Rolling Stone Bridge

Vermillion County

• Eugene Bridge: Built 1885
• Newport Bridge: Built 1885
• Possum Bottom Bridge – (Map): Built 1876 by Joseph J. Daniels