WayfarrowDeer's Mill Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Montgomery County, Indiana
Deer's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Montgomery County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Montgomery County.
It was built in 1878, in the late 19th century, making it the 33rd oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Sugar Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: J.J. Daniels built this two-span Burr arch bridge, which was bypassed in 1968 and is open only to pedestrians. Total length is left blank because most sources say 275 ft but the HAER record gives 319 ft 10 in overall. It stands at 39.9463° N, 87.0592° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1878 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Sugar Creek |
| Coordinates | 39.94628, -87.05924 |
Nearby places
- Wallace Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fountain County · 5.2 mi
- Portland Mills Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.1 mi
- Lusks Millsghost town · Parke County · 7.4 mi
- Narrows Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.7 mi
- Cox Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 9.7 mi
- Wilkins Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 9.8 mi
- Cornstalk Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Putnam County · 11.6 mi
- JH Russell Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 11.6 mi
- Hargrave Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 11.9 mi
- State Sanitorium Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 12.3 mi
- Jackson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 12.7 mi
- Hollandsburg Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 13.3 mi
Questions
Where is Deer's Mill Covered Bridge?
Deer's Mill Covered Bridge is in Montgomery County, Indiana, at 39.9463, -87.0592.
How many covered bridges are in Montgomery County?
Montgomery County, Indiana has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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