WayfarrowNewport Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Vermillion County, Indiana
Newport Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermillion County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Vermillion County.
It was built in 1885, in the late 19th century, making it the 49th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Little Vermilion River.
Status check, 2026-11: Built by J.J. Daniels with a 180 ft Burr arch span and still carrying traffic on CR 50N; total length is reported as 187, 206 or 210 ft, so it is left null. Newport Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.8911° N, 87.4333° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1885 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Little Vermilion River |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.89111, -87.43333 |
Nearby places
- Mill Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4 mi
- Bowsher Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.1 mi
- Quakerghost town · Vermillion County · 5.4 mi
- Marshall Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.7 mi
- Harrison Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.8 mi
- West Union Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.8 mi
- Eugene Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Vermillion County · 5.8 mi
- Rush Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.3 mi
- Possum Bottom Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Vermillion County · 6.6 mi
- Quakerghost town · Edgar County · 7.1 mi
- Montezuma Stationghost town · Vermillion County · 7.1 mi
- West Danaghost town · Vermillion County · 7.8 mi
Questions
Where is Newport Covered Bridge?
Newport Covered Bridge is in Vermillion County, Indiana, at 39.8911, -87.4333.
How many covered bridges are in Vermillion County?
Vermillion County, Indiana has 5 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.