Longwood Covered Bridge
Longwood Covered Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Longwood Covered Bridge, August 2006 | |
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| Location | Roberts Park, Connersville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°40′12″N 85°7′30″W / 39.67000°N 85.12500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1884 |
| Built by | Kennedy, Emmett & Charles |
| Architectural style | Burr Arch Truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000011[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 29, 1981 |
| Removed from NRHP | January 25, 1989 |
Longwood Covered Bridge is a historic Burr Arch Truss covered bridge located at Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana. The bridge was built in 1884, and measures 97 feet long and 14 feet, 6 inches wide. It is topped by a gable roof and sheathed in wood shingles, wood board siding, and board and batten siding at the gable ends.[2]: 2 It was moved in 1984 to Roberts Park in Connersville and situated over dry land.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 and delisted in 1989.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Note: This includes Michael Bunyard (May 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Longwood Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
Categories:
- Former National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Covered bridges in Indiana
- Bridges completed in 1884
- Transportation buildings and structures in Fayette County, Indiana
- Relocated buildings and structures in Indiana
- Wooden bridges in Indiana
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs