Westport Covered Bridge Explained

Westport Covered Bridge
Location:East of Westport, Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.1669°N -85.5464°W
Built:1880
Builder:Kennedy, A. M. & Sons
Architecture:Burr Arch
Added:June 25, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:82000031

Westport Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana. It was built in 1880, and is a single span, Burr arch bridge on limestone abutments. It measures 130 feet long, 16 feet wide and 13 feet high. It is topped by a gable roof and sided with shiplap siding. It has been limited to pedestrian traffic since 1973.[1]

It is one of numerous covered bridges built by A. M. Kennedy & Sons.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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. 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Westport Covered Bridge . 2015-08-01. Van P. Batterton . PDF. May 1979. and Accompanying photographs.