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Busching Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Ripley County, Indiana

Bushing Covered Bridge, Versailles State Park, Indiana
Bushing Covered Bridge, Versailles State Park, Indiana · Chris Light (talk) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Busching Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Ripley County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Ripley 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 Laughery Creek; the recorded designer or builder is Thomas A. Hardman.

Status check, 2026-11: This 1885 modified Howe truss by Thomas A. Hardman sits at the entrance to Versailles State Park and was rehabilitated in 2005. Reported lengths conflict: 170, 176, 182 and 184 ft. Busching Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.0679° N, 85.2379° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1885
CrossesLaughery Creek
Designer / builderThomas A. Hardman
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.06794, -85.23788

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Questions

Where is Busching Covered Bridge?

Busching Covered Bridge is in Ripley County, Indiana, at 39.0679, -85.2379.

How many covered bridges are in Ripley County?

Ripley County, Indiana has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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