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Eugene, Vermillion County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-83-05
County: Vermillion County
Township: Eugene
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Eugene
Crosses: Vermillion River
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 192' floor, 212' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1873 or 1885
Builder: Joseph J. Daniels
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 58.146
Longitude: W087 28.391
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Directions: 1.1 miles west of jct IN63 on IN234, then 1.0 miles right on N. Main St. and 0.2 miles left on CR100W.
Comments: [30-18N-9W]. Restored 1995.

Eugene Bridge, Eugene, Vermillion County, IN Built 1873 or 1885
Todd Clark Collection

Eugene Bridge, Eugene, Vermillion County, IN Built 1873 or 1885
Bill Caswell Photo, July 2007

Eugene Bridge, Eugene, Vermillion County, IN Built 1873 or 1885
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Eugene Bridge, Eugene, IN Built 1873 or 1885
Dale J. Travis Photo

Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 97
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/vermillion1.htm
Travis, Dale. 'Indiana Covered Bridges List', updated to 11 Feb 2005, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbin.htm (8 Mar 2005)
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 29