WayfarrowCades Mill Bridge
Covered bridge · Fountain County, Indiana
Cades Mill Bridge is a covered bridge in Fountain County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Fountain County.
It was built in 1854, in the Civil War era, making it the 5th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it is about 150 feet long (14th longest of 44 measured in Indiana).
Status check, 2026-11: This Howe truss is cited as Indiana's oldest covered bridge still on its original site; it was bypassed in 1979, rehabilitated around 2024 and measures 150 ft at the floor (158 ft at the roofline). Cades Mill Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.0642° N, 87.3124° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1854 |
|---|---|
| Length | 150 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.06419, -87.31239 |
Nearby places
- Stringtownghost town · Fountain County · 3.9 mi
- Romine Cornerghost town · Warren County · 8.4 mi
- Bowsher Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 9.5 mi
- Baltimoreghost town · Warren County · 9.8 mi
- Wallace Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fountain County · 10.5 mi
- Eugene Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Vermillion County · 10.8 mi
- Mill Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 11.1 mi
- Rush Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 11.4 mi
- Dresserghost town · Warren County · 11.8 mi
- Wilkins Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 12.2 mi
- Marshall Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 12.5 mi
- Jackson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 12.8 mi
Questions
Where is Cades Mill Bridge?
Cades Mill Bridge is in Fountain County, Indiana, at 40.0642, -87.3124.
How many covered bridges are in Fountain County?
Fountain County, Indiana has 3 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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