WayfarrowDuck Creek Aqueduct
Covered bridge · Franklin County, Indiana
Duck Creek Aqueduct is a covered bridge in Franklin County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Franklin County.
It was built in 1846, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 4th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it carries Whitewater Canal.
Status check, 2026-11: The only surviving covered wooden aqueduct in the US (Burr truss, a National Historic Landmark since 2014), counted as a type of covered bridge. It replaced a flood-lost original and was restored in 1946-49; the record's 1847 date is likely wrong, and its length is given as about 90 ft or 81 ft. Duck Creek Aqueduct is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.4461° N, 85.1300° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1846 |
|---|---|
| Carries | Whitewater Canal |
| Heritage designation | National Historic Landmark |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.44611, -85.13000 |
Nearby places
- Stockheughter Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 11.2 mi
- Mount Carmel Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 12.2 mi
- Ashbyghost town · Franklin County · 14.6 mi
- Longwood Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fayette County · 15.5 mi
- Springhillghost town · Decatur County · 15.6 mi
- Snow Hill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 17 mi
- Ferree Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rush County · 17.4 mi
- Governor Bebb Park Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Butler County · 18.2 mi
- Pipe Stem Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ripley County · 18.8 mi
- College Corner Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ohio · 19.1 mi
- McDonaldghost town · Butler County · 19.7 mi
- Smith Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rush County · 20 mi
Questions
Where is Duck Creek Aqueduct?
Duck Creek Aqueduct is in Franklin County, Indiana, at 39.4461, -85.1300.
How many covered bridges are in Franklin County?
Franklin County, Indiana has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.