bridge information

Terms | Truss Types | Locating Indiana Covered Bridges | Bridge Builders | Bridge Listing

bridge builders

More than eighty (80) people are credited with having constructed covered bridges in Indiana. While there were major builders who erected large numbers of these structures, there were sixty (60) or so who did only one or two, and more than 75 bridges were constructed by private bridge building companies leaving no record of the contractor.


The following are a few of the more noteworthy builders:

The Kennedy Family

J.J Daniels

J.A. Britton (and sons)

Robert W. Smith

William T. Washer

Alpheus Wheelock and Associates

Josiah Durfee

Aaron and Henry Wolf

Thomas Hardman