Huffman Mill 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 ...
spanning the
Anderson River in
Anderson Township,
Perry County Perry County may refer to:
United States
*Perry County, Alabama
*Perry County, Arkansas
*Perry County, Illinois
*Perry County, Indiana
*Perry County, Kentucky
*Perry County, Mississippi
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and
Harrison Township,
Spencer County, Indiana
Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,810. The county seat is Rockport. Despite not being in the Owensboro Metropolitan Area, the entire riverfront of the city of Owen ...
. It was built in 1864–1865, and is a 148 foot long,
Burr arch truss
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*Cape Burr, a headland in South Australia
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*Burr, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
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wood, stone, and steel bridge. It is one-lane wide and is covered by a gabled, steel roof.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1998.
References
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Bridges completed in 1865
Transportation buildings and structures in Perry County, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Indiana
Transportation buildings and structures in Spencer County, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places in Spencer County, Indiana
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Steel bridges in the United States
Wooden bridges in Indiana
Burr Truss bridges in the United States
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