William Howe (architect)
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William Howe, born in 1803 in Spencer, Massachusetts, was an American bridge builder. He patented the Howe Truss design for covered bridges in 1840.[1] He died in 1852.
Existing examples of its use include:
- Buskirk Bridge, built in 1852 in Washington County, New York
- Rexleigh Bridge, built in 1874 in Washington County, New York
- Adams Mill Covered Bridge, built in 1872 in Carroll County, Indiana
- Bean Blossom Bridge, built in 1800 in Brown County, Indiana
- Busching Bridge, built in 1885 in Ripley County, Indiana
- Cades Mill Bridge, built in 1854 in Fountain County, Indiana
- Ceylon Bridge, built in 1862 in Adams County, Indiana
- Cumberland Bridge, built in 1877 in Grant County, Indiana
- Darlington Bridge, built in 1868 in Montgomery County, Indiana
- Dick Huffman Bridge, built in 1880 in Montgomery County, Indiana
- Holton Bridge, built in 1880 in Ripley County, Indiana
- Houck Covered Bridge, built in 1880 in Putnam County, Indiana
- Lancaster Bridge, built in 1872 in Carroll County, Indiana
- Pine Bluff Bridge, in Putnam County, Indiana
- Roann Bridge, built in 1872 in Wabash County, Indiana
- Rob Roy Bridge, built in 1860 in Fountain County, Indiana
- Scipio Bridge, built in 1886 in Jennings County, Indiana
- Snow Hill Bridge, built in 1894 in Franklin County, Indiana
- Spencerville Bridge, built in 1873 in Dekalb County, Indiana
- Stockheughter Bridge, built in 1887 in Franklin County, Indiana
- Traders Point Bridge, built in 1880 in Marion County, Indiana
- Williams Bridge, built in 1884 in Lawrence County, Indiana
[edit] References
- ^ Raymond W. Smith (December, 1977), Covered Bridges of Washington County TR / Buskirk, Rexleigh, Eagleville, and Shushan Covered BridgesPDF (708 KiB), National Park Service
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