| Inventory Number: | IN/14-23-01 | | County: | Fountain County | | Township: | Jackson | | Town/Village: | Wallace | | Bridge Name: | Wallace | | Crosses: | Sugar Mill Creek | | Truss type: | Howe | | Spans: | 1 | | Length: | 81' floor | | Roadway Width: | | | Built: | 1871 | | Builder: | Barnhart & Aherns | | When Lost: | standing | | Cause: | | | Latitude: | N39 59.102 | | Longitude: | W087 08.660 | | See a map of the area
Topographic map of the area | | Directions: | 1.3 miles north of jct IN234 (CR1100S) on IN341 (CRS600E), then 0.2 miles right on E Lutheran Church Rd. and just left 150'. East edge of Wallace. | | Comments: | Closed. 8-panel truss. The bridge was used for the Interurban. |
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Wallace Bridge, Fountain County, IN, built 1871.
Dale J. Travis Photo
Wallace Bridge, Jackson, IN Built 1871
© Lisa Plamondon
Wallace Bridge, Jackson, Fountain County, IN Built 1871
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection
Wallace Bridge, Jackson, Fountain County, IN Built 1871
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, November 14, 2019
Wallace Bridge, Jackson, Fountain County, IN Built 1871
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, November 14, 2019
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Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 185
Gould, George E.. Indiana's Covered Bridges Thru the Years, 1977
County History Preservation Society (no longer accessible). Covered Bridges of Indiana, 2002, http://www.countyhistory.com/coveredbridge/fountain2.htm
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 16 |