Darlington Covered Bridge is a historic

covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...

located in Franklin Township,

Montgomery County, Indiana Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 37,936. Its county seat is Crawfordsville. The county is divided into eleven townships which provide local services. Mont ...

. It was built in 1868, and is a single span,

Howe truss A Howe truss is a truss bridge consisting of chords, verticals, and diagonals whose vertical members are in tension and whose diagonal members are in compression. The Howe truss was invented by William Howe in 1840, and was widely used as a brid ...

covered bridge that spans Sugar Creek. It measures 166 feet long and has an overall width of 22 feet. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1990.

References

Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Bridges completed in 1868 Transportation buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Indiana Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Wooden bridges in Indiana Howe truss bridges in the United States {{MontgomeryCountyIN-NRHP-stub