Potter's Covered Bridge Explained

Potter's Covered Bridge
Location:Allisonville Rd. across the White River, north of Noblesville Noblesville Township, Hamilton County, Indiana
Coordinates:40.0725°N -86.0006°W
Builder:Durfee, Josiah & Co.
Architecture:Howe Truss
Added:December 19, 1991
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:91001866

Potter's Covered Bridge, also known as Potter's Bridge and Potter's Ford Bridge, is a historic covered bridge located in Potter's Bridge Park in Noblesville in Noblesville Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. It was built in 1871, and is a Howe truss structure measuring 260 feet long, 22 feet wide, and 20 feet tall. The single span bridge rests on limestone abutments and has walls clad in vertical board siding.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Potter's Bridge Park has been home to the Potter's Bridge Fall Festival, occurring every October, for over 20 years.

In 1860, William Potter commissioned the bridge to be built. In 1971, the bridge was leased to the Parks and Recreation Department of Hamilton County and the park that hosts the bridge opened in 1999.

In 2007, a historical marker was installed by the Indiana History Bureau on 19401 North Allisonville Road, Noblesville.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Potter's Covered Bridge. 2016-04-01. Sandi Elliott. PDF. April 1991. and Accompanying photographs.
  2. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-07 . Potter's Covered Bridge . 2024-05-24 . IHB . en.