Huffman Mill Covered Bridge, Perry County, Indiana

HUFFMAN MILL COVERED BRIDGE

The Huffman Mill Covered Bridge crosses the Anderson River on County Road 1490 North connecting the counties of Spencer and Perry. This single span Burr Arch Truss structure has a length of 136 feet, or 156 feet including the 10-foot overhang at each end, with a portal clearance 15 feet 6 inches wide by 11 feet 6 inches high. Built by William T. Washer in 1864 for the sum of $5,700, this bridge was named for its close proximity to the nearby Mill that had been built by George Huffman. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 the Huffman Mill Covered Bridge was for many years secluded beneath heavy foliage as it carried local traffic across the Anderson River between Spencer and Perry Counties until 2004 when a new road bypassed the old structure; though now much easier to view, I'm always a bit sad when these grand bridges are no longer able to perform their designed task.

The Huffman Mill Covered Covered Bridge is listed in the 1989 "World Guide to Covered Bridges," published by The National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, Inc., as 14-62-05. The structure was previously identified as "kw-c" by the Covered Timber Bridge Commission of 1938, and it is located in Section 7, Township 5 South and Range 3 West, in Huffman; approximately Longitude -86.77759 and Latitude 38.10421.