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James or Graham Creek, Jennings County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-40-02
County: Jennings County
Township: Lovett
Town/Village: Lovett
Bridge Name: James or Graham Creek
Crosses: Graham Creek
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 124' floor, 139' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1887
Builder: Baron, Daniel
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N38 53.580
Longitude: W085 36.933
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 6.6 miles south of jct IN7 southwest of Vernon on IN3 and 0.6 miles left on CR650S. South of Vernon.

James or Graham Creek Bridge, Lovett, Jennings County, IN Built 1887
Dale J. Travis Photo

James or Graham Creek Bridge, Lovett, Jennings County, IN Built 1887
Todd Clark Collection

James or Graham Creek Bridge, Lovett, Jennings County, IN Built 1887
Traugott Keller Photograph, February 7, 1954, NSPCB Archives

James or Graham Creek Bridge, Lovett, Jennings County, IN Built 1887
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 27, 2015

Comments:
12-panel truss. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 2022.

Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 19
Gould, George E.. Indiana's Covered Bridges Thru the Years, 1977
County History Preservation Society (no longer accessible). Covered Bridges of Indiana, 2002, http://www.countyhistory.com/coveredbridge/jennings2.htm
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 19

Compilation 2026 Covered Spans of Yesteryear

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