The 20 Oldest Covered Bridges in Indiana

Ranked by the construction year of the structure standing today, for every covered bridge in Indiana that we could confirm is still standing. Ramp Creek Covered Bridge leads, built 1838; number 20 is Vermont Covered Bridge, built 1875. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Ramp Creek Covered Bridge

   Built 1838 · Brown County, Indiana · National Register

   Photo: Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   2. Brownsville Covered Bridge

   Built 1840 · Bartholomew County, Indiana

   Photo: Jack Boucher / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   3. New Brownsville Bridge

   Built 1840 · Bartholomew County, Indiana

   Photo: Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   4. Duck Creek Aqueduct

   Built 1846 · Franklin County, Indiana · National Register

   Photo: Rosenthal, James W., creator / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   5. Cades Mill Bridge

   Built 1854 · Fountain County, Indiana · National Register

   Photo: Chris Light (talk) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   6. Portland Mills Covered Bridge

   Built 1856 · Parke County, Indiana · National Register

   Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   7. Rob Roy Covered Bridge

   Built 1860 · Fountain County, Indiana · National Register

   Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   8. Jackson Covered Bridge

   Built 1861 · Parke County, Indiana · National Register

   Photo: Parkecountybridges (talk) Jacob Hilt / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   9. Mansfield Covered Bridge

   Built 1867 · Parke County, Indiana · National Register

   Photo: Chris Light (talk) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    10. Darlington Covered Bridge

    Built 1868 · Montgomery County, Indiana · National Register

    Photo: Al Hart / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

11. 11. Potter's Covered Bridge

    Built 1871 · Hamilton County, Indiana · National Register

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    12. Wallace Covered Bridge

    Built 1871 · Fountain County, Indiana · National Register

    Photo: Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    13. Adams Mill Covered Bridge

    Built 1872 · Carroll County, Indiana · National Register

    Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    14. Lancaster Covered Bridge

    Built 1872 · Carroll County, Indiana · National Register

    Photo: Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    15. North Manchester Covered Bridge

    Built 1872 · Wabash County, Indiana · National Register

    Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    16. Eugene Covered Bridge

    Built 1873 · Vermillion County, Indiana · National Register

    Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    17. Mecca Covered Bridge

    Built 1873 · Parke County, Indiana · National Register

    Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

18. 18. Spencerville Covered Bridge

    Built 1873 · DeKalb County, Indiana · National Register

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    19. Medora Covered Bridge

    Built 1875 · Jackson County, Indiana · National Register

    Photo: MedoraCoveredBridgeGuy / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    20. Vermont Covered Bridge

    Built 1875 · Howard County, Indiana

    Photo: Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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