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Sugar Creek is a crown jewel of Indiana waterways. Top notch camping opportunities abound in the area. ... Indiana’s Covered Bridge Country is a destination worth the drive for any visitor.
This section is home to three covered bridges — Mansfield Bridge, Conley’s Ford Bridge and Bridgeton Bridge. An eager peddler can easily complete this entire 13-mile stretch in one day.
Now when you say Sugar Creek, which one are you talking about? There are 11 creeks in our state that go by the name Sugar Creek. They are all over Indiana and range from quite large to very small.
Our past journey through Iowa included a visit to Madison County, where we explored covered bridges made famous by Robert James Waller’s popular book, “The Bridges of Madison County,” and ...
Between 1820 and 1920 about 500 covered bridges were built in Indiana. ... The Cade’s Mill Bridge, built in 1854 over Coal Creek in Fountain County, is the oldest bridge in the state.
Built in 1838, it is Indiana’s oldest covered bridge. It’s also the only surviving double-tunnel bridge — as in, two separate lanes — in the state, and one of just four nationwide.
In a past column, I featured several facts about the old covered bridges of Indiana. However, there’s still much more to learn about them and where they are located.
Back in the early 1920s, when the Edna Collins bridge was new, a young girl who lived nearby often played with her dog near the creek. Her parents, returning from trips to nearby Greencastle ...
BLOOMINGDALE, Ind. (AP) - Western Indiana police say a historic covered bridge was damaged when a large vehicle drove onto the 156-year-old span. The Parke County Sheriff’s Office says deputies ...