Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge Explained

Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge
Location:Baseline Rd. over Plummer Creek, south of Bloomfield, Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana
Coordinates:38.9928°N -86.9378°W
Builder:A.M. Kennedy & Sons; Freeman, Charles
Architecture:Italianate, Burr Arch Truss
Added:June 10, 1993
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:93000466

Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge, also known as County Bridge #86, is a historic covered bridge located in Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana. It was built in 1883, and is a Burr Arch Truss structure measuring 102 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 16 feet tall. The single span bridge has walls clad in board and batten siding with Italianate style design elements.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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: Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge. 2016-04-01. James E. Roach. PDF. November 1992. and Accompanying photographs.