Darlington Covered Bridge 14-54-01

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Photo taken Oct. 2005 by Tom Hall

Overview: Two-span covered bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 500 North, west of Darlington
Location: Montgomery County, Indiana
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1868
Builders: - Joseph Kress
- Richard Epperson
- Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design: Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 169.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1990
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.10810, -86.79396 (decimal degrees)
40°06'29" N, 86°47'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/517559/4439775 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Darlington
Inventory numbers: WGCB 14-54-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 90001782 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 16674 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

February 22, 2016: New photos from Brent Tindall
January 25, 2015: Updated by Will Truax: Added Smith Co. and named local contractors garnered from National Register papers
May 19, 2010: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
October 14, 2008: New photos from Tom Hall
October 23, 2006: Posted photo from Tom Hall

Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
Bill Eichelberger
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Seven page nomination form
Will Truax - Bridgewright [at] gmail [dot] com
Brent Tindall - bizzat219 [at] yahoo [dot] com