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Shelhorn Covered Bridge 14-45-01
Description
Relocated in 1933 after being displaced by a new highway. Originally crossed the Little Flatrock River, two miles south of Milroy in Rush County.Facts
- Overview
- Covered bridge over park gully on a pedestrian trail
- Location
- Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1878, moved in 1933 to the current location
- Builder
- - A.M. Kennedy & Sons
- Design
- Covered Burr arch-truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 105.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Crown Point Covered Bridge
Milroy Covered Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.40395, -87.37280 (decimal degrees)
41°24'14" N, 87°22'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/468839/4583668 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Crown Point
- Inventory numbers
- WGCB 14-45-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 45293 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- December 25, 2020: New photos from Garrett DiDomizio
- May 19, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: It IS a covered bridge.
Comments
Shelhorn Covered Bridge 14-45-01
In trying to GPS this bridge using Google Maps while in Indiana, the only productive search was using “Crown Point Covered Bridge” in the search bar. It’s known locally by that name as well as “Milroy Covered Bridge”
We’ve been historic covered bridge hunters since 2013. Your website is my “go to” for info when planning our trips. Thanks for all the work you do!
Shelhorn Covered Bridge 14-45-01
It is now open to vehicular traffic.
Shelhorn Covered Bridge 14-45-01
Great shot. You should post this to the Shelhorn Bridge page instead of just here in the comments.
Shelhorn Covered Bridge 14-45-01
This bridge is actually inside the Lake county fairgrounds.
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The bridge originally crossed the Little Flatrock River on what is now State Road 3 South of the town of Milroy in Rush County, Indiana. It was at that location for 55 years... It has been at the Lake County Fairgrounds for 88.