SCIPIO COVERED BRIDGE

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The Scipio Covered Bridge crosses Sand Creek on County Road 575, in Section 2, Township 7 North, Range 7 East, on the north edge of Scipio, Jennings County. This single span Howe Truss structure has a length of 148 feet, or 156 feet including the 4-foot overhang at each end, with a portal clearance 15 feet 6 inches wide by 14 feet high. Built in 1886 by the Smith Bridge Company at a cost of about $600, the original intent for this structure was as a Railroad Bridge, however, it never served as such. The Scipio Covered Bridge was listed as #14-40-01 in the 1989 World Guide.

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