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Wheeling Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Gibson County, Indiana

Wheeling Covered Bridge in w:Gibson County, Indiana. Sign reads, "Wheeling Covered Bridge 1877". Smith truss bridge, type 3, span 163 ft, width 14'6" ft, 14 pan
Wheeling Covered Bridge in w:Gibson County, Indiana. Sign reads, "Wheeling Covered Bridge 1877". Smith truss bridge, type 3, span 163 ft, width 14'6" ft, 14 pan · Photo by Kurt Weber / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Wheeling Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Gibson County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1877, in the late 19th century, making it the 29th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Patoka River.

Status check, 2026-11: This Smith Type IV truss over the Patoka River is closed to vehicles and was recently listed on the National Register. Sources give its length as 163, 164 or 168 ft. It stands at 38.4120° N, 87.4573° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1877
CrossesPatoka River
Coordinates38.41203, -87.45731

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