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Newport Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 39°53′28″N 87°26′0″W / 39.89111°N 87.43333°W / 39.89111; -87.43333
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Newport Covered Bridge
Newport Covered Bridge, May 2012
Newport Covered Bridge is located in Vermillion County, Indiana
Newport Covered Bridge
Newport Covered Bridge is located in Indiana
Newport Covered Bridge
Newport Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Newport Covered Bridge
LocationCounty Road 50N over the Little Vermillion River, northwest of Newport, Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, Indiana
Coordinates39°53′28″N 87°26′0″W / 39.89111°N 87.43333°W / 39.89111; -87.43333
Arealess than one acre
Built1885 (1885)
Built byDaniels, Joseph J.
Architectural styleBurr Arch Truss
NRHP reference No.94000589[1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1994

Newport Covered Bridge, also known as the Morehead Covered Bridge and County Bridge No. 67, is a historic Burr Arch Truss covered bridge located in Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, Indiana. It was built in 1885, and is a single span covered timber bridge. It measures 210 feet long and 16 feet wide. The bridge spans the Little Vermilion River.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Arthur Bonwell (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newport Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs