Westport Covered Bridge

Westport Covered Bridge
Westport Covered Bridge, December 2011
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 (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 was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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 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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