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North Manchester Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Wabash County, Indiana

Northern portal of the North Manchester Covered Bridge, which carries Mill Street over the Eel River in North Manchester, Indiana, United States. Built in 1872,
Northern portal of the North Manchester Covered Bridge, which carries Mill Street over the Eel River in North Manchester, Indiana, United States. Built in 1872, · Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

North Manchester Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Wabash County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Wabash County.

It was built in 1872, in the late 19th century, making it the 16th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Eel River.

Status check, 2026-11: Smith Type 4 truss built by the Smith Bridge Co. and rehabilitated by INDOT in 2013; length is 150 ft per the NRHP, 174 ft with overhangs per INDOT, or 155 ft 8 in elsewhere, so it is left null. North Manchester Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.9958° N, 85.7653° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1872
CrossesEel River
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.99583, -85.76528

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Questions

Where is North Manchester Covered Bridge?

North Manchester Covered Bridge is in Wabash County, Indiana, at 40.9958, -85.7653.

How many covered bridges are in Wabash County?

Wabash County, Indiana has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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