Historic Bridges
of the United States
Ceylon Covered Bridge
Adams County
,
Indiana
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Photos taken June 2005 by Jack Schmidt
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Overview
Covered bridge over an old channel of Wabash River on CR 950S at Limberlost County Park
Location
Adams County
,
Indiana
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1862 by Smith Brothers Co.; rehabilitated 1963; closed to traffic 1974
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 135.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.61517, -84.94083
(decimal degrees)
40°36'55" N, 84°56'27" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
WGCB 14-01-02
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 15776
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Adams County, Indiana
(5)
Built 1862
(6)
Built during 1860s
(102)
HAER documented
(282)
Howe truss
(85)
Indiana
(1,561)
Open to pedestrians
(361)
Owned by county
(14,113)
Through truss
(5,174)
Total length 125-175 feet
(2,613)
Truss
(15,705)
Update Log
April 10, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt
Sources
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
HAER IN-57
- Ceylon Covered Bridge, Spanning Wabash River at County Road 900 South, Geneva, Adams County, IN
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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