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Ceylon Covered Bridge

Adams County, Indiana

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken June 2005 by Jack Schmidt

BH Photo #102671

Map 

Description 

The long disputed date of construction has been settled. Research by Dr. James Cooper has discovered that this bridge was built in 1879.

Facts 

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 1879 by Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1963; closed to traffic 1974
Builder
- Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 135.0 ft.
Total length: 135.0 ft.
Also called
Baker Bridge (Historic name)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.61428, -84.94289   (decimal degrees)
40°36'51" N, 84°56'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/674016/4497973 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Geneva
Inventory numbers
WGCB 14-01-02 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 15776 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,408)
Adams County, Indiana (25)
Built 1879 (106)
Built during 1870s (1,275)
Covered (1,991)
HAER documented (1,122)
Howe through truss (517)
Howe truss (645)
Indiana (5,098)
 Open to pedestrians (4,585)
Owned by county (21,616)
Preserved (1,229)
Smith Bridge Co. (112)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,423)
Through truss (16,834)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,190)
Truss (35,524)

Update Log 

  • April 9, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • May 12, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • March 19, 2012: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • February 13, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Updated status per forum post that bridge is being rehabilitated.
  • January 16, 2011: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added historic name
  • November 13, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • November 9, 2010: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
  • May 15, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Corrected date of construction
  • November 25, 2008: New photos from Tom Hall
  • July 31, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
  • 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
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
  • Bill Eichelberger
  • HAER IN-57 - Ceylon Covered Bridge, Limberlost Park, spanning Wabash River at County Road 900 South, Geneva, Adams County, IN
  • Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments 

Ceylon Covered Bridge
Posted March 19, 2012, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

The bridge is currently off of the river and the trusses are being repaired. A very unique method was used to remove the Southern truss, is was slid to the West between sets of steel beams that were driven into the ground. The Northern truss appears to have been conventionally lifted. See the videos on You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgN4sFJ4b3U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqVktnjEdfM

Ceylon Covered Bridge
Posted February 13, 2012, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Thanks for the update Alan!

I knew it was in the works and am happy to hear it has started.

Ceylon Covered Bridge
Posted February 13, 2012, by Alan Fulling (bigalbran [at] yahoo [dot] com)

At this time 2/12/12 the ceylon bridge is only a skeleton, as it is being rehabilitated.