Cataract Falls Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°26′00″N 86°48′47″W / 39.43333°N 86.81306°W |
Crosses | Mill Creek (formerly known as Eel River) |
Locale | Owen County, Indiana, United States |
NBI Number | INNBI 6000029 |
Characteristics | |
Design | U.S. National Register of Historic Places |
Total length | 140.1 ft (42.7 m)(total length) |
Width | 13.5 m (44 ft) |
Height | 12.5 ft (3.8 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | Smith Bridge Co. |
Built | 1876 |
NRHP reference No. | 05000339 [1] |
Added to NRHP | 2005 |
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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, [2] it was at one time one of the most famous and photographed covered bridges in the United States. [3] It is the only remaining one in Owen County. [4] [5]
Since the road bypassed the bridge in 1988, it is only open to pedestrians. [4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1] [2]
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