WayfarrowWallace Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Fountain County, Indiana
Wallace Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Fountain County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Fountain County.
It was built in 1871, in the late 19th century, making it the 14th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it is about 81 feet long (36th longest of 44 measured in Indiana).
Status check, 2026-11: Single-span Howe truss over Sugar Mill Creek built by Barnhart & Aherns and once used by the interurban railway; it's closed to vehicles, was in poor condition at last report, and was added to the National Register with two other Fountain County bridges. Wallace Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.9850° N, 87.1443° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1871 |
|---|---|
| Length | 81 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.98503, -87.14432 |
Nearby places
- Deer's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Montgomery County · 5.2 mi
- Lusks Millsghost town · Parke County · 6.6 mi
- Narrows Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.9 mi
- Wilkins Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.6 mi
- Cox Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 8.1 mi
- Portland Mills Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 9.1 mi
- JH Russell Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 9.7 mi
- Jackson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 10.3 mi
- Cades Mill Bridgecovered bridge · Fountain County · 10.5 mi
- Rush Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 10.8 mi
- Bowsher Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 11.6 mi
- Marshall Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 11.9 mi
Questions
Where is Wallace Covered Bridge?
Wallace Covered Bridge is in Fountain County, Indiana, at 39.9850, -87.1443.
How many covered bridges are in Fountain County?
Fountain County, Indiana has 3 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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