WayfarrowMount Carmel Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Franklin County, Indiana
Mount Carmel Covered Bridge 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 1870, in the late 19th century, making it the 13th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Big Cedar Creek; it is about 79 feet long (37th longest of 44 measured in Indiana); it carries Indiana State Road 252; the recorded designer or builder is Thomas A. Hardman; the structure is built of wood.
Its record gives 1949 as the year this covered bridge was demolished, destroyed or taken out of existence, so it may no longer stand; check its status before you travel. It stands at 39.4146° N, 84.9045° W.
Key facts
| Year built | 1870 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Big Cedar Creek |
| Length | 79 ft |
| Carries | Indiana State Road 252 |
| Designer / builder | Thomas A. Hardman |
| Material | wood |
| Record end date (demolished or lost) | 1949 |
| Coordinates | 39.41460, -84.90452 |
Nearby places
- Ashbyghost town · Franklin County · 5.9 mi
- Governor Bebb Park Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Butler County · 6.1 mi
- Snow Hill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 6.8 mi
- Ogletonghost town · Butler County · 9.7 mi
- McDonaldghost town · Butler County · 10.5 mi
- White Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Butler County · 11.7 mi
- Pugh's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Butler County · 11.8 mi
- Shaker Villageghost town · Hamilton County · 12.1 mi
- Duck Creek Aqueductcovered bridge · Franklin County · 12.2 mi
- College Corner Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ohio · 12.3 mi
- Hanoverghost town · Butler County · 13.8 mi
- Simonsonsghost town · Hamilton County · 13.9 mi
Questions
Where is Mount Carmel Covered Bridge?
Mount Carmel Covered Bridge is in Franklin County, Indiana, at 39.4146, -84.9045.
How many covered bridges are in Franklin County?
Franklin County, Indiana has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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