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Shields' Mill Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 38°54′54.69″N 86°0′9.17″W / 38.9151917°N 86.0025472°W / 38.9151917; -86.0025472
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Shields' Mill Covered Bridge
Shieldstown Covered Bridge, December 2015
Shields' Mill Covered Bridge is located in Indiana
Shields' Mill Covered Bridge
Shields' Mill Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Shields' Mill Covered Bridge
LocationShields Rd. across the East Fork of the White River, Brownstown Township and Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana
Coordinates38°54′54.69″N 86°0′9.17″W / 38.9151917°N 86.0025472°W / 38.9151917; -86.0025472
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1876 (1876)
Built byDaniels, J.J.; Brown, Daniel Helper; Stanford, James
Architectural stylemultiple kingpost Burr Arch Truss
NRHP reference No.16000330[1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 2016

Shields' Mill Covered Bridge, also known as Shieldstown Covered Bridge, is a historic covered bridge located in Brownstown Township and Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana. It spans the White River and is a multiple kingpost Burr Arch Truss bridge. It was built 1876, and is a two-span wooden bridge resting on cut limestone pier and abutments. It measures 365 feet, 6 inches, long. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1970.[2]: 4–5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1] The bridge was restored in 2019.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/06/16 through 6/10/16. National Park Service. 2016-06-17.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-09-01. Note: This includes Fleeta Arthur (January 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shields' Mill Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. ^ "Shieldstown Covered Bridge". Jackson County Visitor Center. Retrieved 2022-12-19.