Shelhorn Covered Bridge 14-45-01

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Vintage postcard scan.

Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

BH Photo #165823

Relocated in 1933 after being displaced by a new highway. Originally crossed the Little Flatrock River, two miles south of Milroy in Rush County.

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: 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)

Shelhorn Covered Bridge 14-45-01

Posted September 18, 2018, by William Arnold (joeandbeaa [at] gmail [dot] com)

It is now open to vehicular traffic.

Shelhorn Covered Bridge 14-45-01

Posted August 16, 2017, by Bill Eichelberger

Great shot. You should post this to the Shelhorn Bridge page instead of just here in the comments.

Shelhorn Covered Bridge 14-45-01

Posted August 14, 2017, by Scott (Themufflerman [at] live [dot] com)

This bridge is actually inside the Lake county fairgrounds.