WayfarrowBean Blossom Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Brown County, Indiana
Bean Blossom Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Brown County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Brown County.
It was built in 1880, in the late 19th century, making it the 36th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Beanblossom Creek; the recorded designer or builder is Joseph Balsley; the structure is built of metal.
Status check, 2026-11: This 1880 modified Howe truss by Joseph Balsley is still open to one-lane traffic. Its length is given as a 60 ft span, 69 ft with overhangs, or 101 ft total, probably counting the ramp. Bean Blossom Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.2611° N, 86.2552° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1880 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Beanblossom Creek |
| Designer / builder | Joseph Balsley |
| Material | metal |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.26110, -86.25522 |
Nearby places
- Ramp Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Brown County · 5 mi
- Anitaghost town · Johnson County · 11.9 mi
- Stratfordghost town · Marion County · 12.4 mi
- Kansasghost town · Bartholomew County · 12.9 mi
- Younoghost town · Brown County · 13.4 mi
- Yountsville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bartholomew County · 15.3 mi
- Tanneyhill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bartholomew County · 15.3 mi
- Buffaloghost town · Brown County · 15.3 mi
- Brownsville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bartholomew County · 17.8 mi
- New Brownsville Bridgecovered bridge · Bartholomew County · 17.9 mi
- Bell Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Jackson County · 26.5 mi
- Shields' Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Jackson County · 27.5 mi
Questions
Where is Bean Blossom Covered Bridge?
Bean Blossom Covered Bridge is in Brown County, Indiana, at 39.2611, -86.2552.
How many covered bridges are in Brown County?
Brown County, Indiana has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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