Covered Bridges in Indiana: 102 Photo Spots, Light & Night Sky Guide

Top covered bridges

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Snow Hill Covered BridgeFranklin County

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Cataract Falls Covered BridgeOwen County

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Sim Smith Covered BridgeParke County

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Harry Evans Covered BridgeParke County

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Houck Covered BridgePutnam County

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Jackson Covered BridgeParke County

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Jeffries Ford Covered BridgeParke County

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Leatherwood Station Covered BridgeParke County

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Adams Mill Covered BridgeCarroll County

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Baker's Camp Covered BridgePutnam County

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Beeson Covered BridgeParke County

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Bell Ford Covered BridgeJackson County

Covered Bridges by county

All covered bridges (102)

Name	County	Elevation	Nearest town	Sky
Snow Hill Covered Bridge	Franklin County	—	Harrison	5
Cataract Falls Covered Bridge	Owen County	—	Cloverdale	3
Sim Smith Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Harry Evans Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Clinton	4
Houck Covered Bridge	Putnam County	—	Greencastle	4
Jackson Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockport	3
Jeffries Ford Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Brazil	3
Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	4
Adams Mill Covered Bridge	Carroll County	—	Flora	4
Baker's Camp Covered Bridge	Putnam County	—	Heritage Lake	4
Beeson Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	4
Bell Ford Covered Bridge	Jackson County	—	Seymour	5
Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Brazil	3
Billie Creek Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	4
Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockport	3
Bridgeton Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Catlin Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	4
Conley's Ford Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Cox Ford Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockport	3
Crooks Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	4
Crown Point Bridge, Indiana	Lake County	—	Crown Point	7
Huffman Mill Covered Bridge	Spencer County	—	Santa Claus	3
Longwood Covered Bridge	Fayette County	—	Connersville	5
Stockheughter Covered Bridge	Decatur County	—	Batesville	4
Westport Covered Bridge	Decatur County	—	Westport	4
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Bloomfield	3
Potter's Covered Bridge	Hamilton County	—	Noblesville	7
Possum Bottom Covered Bridge	Vermillion County	—	Fairview Park	3
North Manchester Covered Bridge	Wabash County	—	North Manchester	5
Shields' Mill Covered Bridge	Jackson County	—	Brownstown	4
Brownsville Covered Bridge	Bartholomew County	—	Columbus	7
Zacke Cox Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Roseville-Coxville Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Clinton	4
Clinton Covered Bridge	Vermillion County	—	Clinton	5
Ceylon Covered Bridge	Adams County	—	Geneva	4
Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Clinton	4
West Union Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockport	3
Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockport	3
Mansfield Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Marshall Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockport	3
McAllister Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Mecca Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Melcher Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Mill Creek Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockport	3
Narrows Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockport	3
Neet Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Nevins Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Phillips Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Portland Mills Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Rolling Stone Covered Bridge	Putnam County	—	Heritage Lake	4
Rush Creek Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockport	3
State Sanitorium Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
Medora Covered Bridge	Jackson County	—	Brownstown	3
Smith Covered Bridge	Rush County	—	Rushville	5
Cumberland Covered Bridge	Grant County	—	Upland	4
Forsythe Covered Bridge	Rush County	—	Rushville	4
Spencerville Covered Bridge	DeKalb County	—	Grabill	4
Norris Ford Covered Bridge	Rush County	—	Rushville	4
Offutt Covered Bridge	Rush County	—	Rushville	4
Darlington Covered Bridge	Montgomery County	—	Crawfordsville	4
Eugene Covered Bridge	Vermillion County	—	Cayuga	3
Newport Covered Bridge	Vermillion County	—	Cayuga	3
Roann Covered Bridge	Wabash County	—	Wabash	4
Duck Creek Aqueduct	Franklin County	—	Brookville	4
Williams Bridge	Lawrence County	—	Oolitic	3
Moscow Covered Bridge	Rush County	—	Saint Paul	4
Brouilletts Creek Covered Bridge	Vermillion County	—	Fairview Park	4
Hargrave Covered Bridge	Putnam County	—	Rockville	3
Harrison Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockport	3
Hollandsburg Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockville	3
JH Russell Covered Bridge	Parke County	—	Rockport	3
Ferree Covered Bridge	Rush County	—	Rushville	4
Lancaster Covered Bridge	Carroll County	—	Rossville	4
Bean Blossom Covered Bridge	Brown County	—	Nashville	4
Guilford Covered Bridge	Dearborn County	—	Hidden Valley	5
New Brownsville Bridge	Bartholomew County	—	Columbus	7
James Covered Bridge	Jennings County	—	North Vernon	4
Dunbar Covered Bridge	Putnam County	—	Greencastle	5
Deer's Mill Covered Bridge	Montgomery County	—	Crawfordsville	3
Cornstalk Covered Bridge	Putnam County	—	Crawfordsville	4
Cades Mill Bridge	Fountain County	—	Veedersburg	3
Busching Covered Bridge	Ripley County	—	Versailles	4
Ramp Creek Covered Bridge	Brown County	—	Nashville	4
Rob Roy Covered Bridge	Fountain County	—	Attica	4
Thomson Bridge	Marshall County	—	Plymouth	5
Vermont Covered Bridge	Howard County	—	Kokomo	7
Wallace Covered Bridge	Fountain County	—	Rockport	3
Pine Bluff Bridge	Putnam County	—	Heritage Lake	4
Wooded Glen Covered Bridge	Clark County	—	Henryville	4
Scipio Covered Bridge	Jennings County	—	Country Squire Lakes	4
Wheeling Covered Bridge	Gibson County	—	Princeton	3
Pipe Stem Covered Bridge	Ripley County	—	Milan	4
Arlington South Covered Bridge	Rush County	—	Morristown	4
High Bridge Park Covered Bridge	Ripley County	—	Osgood	4
Mount Carmel Covered Bridge	Franklin County	—	Brookville	4
Purcell Covered Bridge	Ripley County	—	Versailles	4
Putnamville Covered Bridge	Putnam County	—	Greencastle	4
Yountsville Covered Bridge	Bartholomew County	—	Edinburgh	4
Winslow Covered Bridge	Pike County	—	Oakland City	3
East Hill Covered Bridge	Rush County	—	Rushville	5
Tanneyhill Covered Bridge	Bartholomew County	—	Edinburgh	4
Freedom Covered Bridge	Owen County	—	Spencer	3

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph covered bridges

Covered bridges look their best with soft side-light and a backdrop of fall color, snow or fresh spring green.

Shoot from the stream bank to show the bridge, the water and its reflection together.
Inside the bridge, the timber trusses make strong symmetrical compositions — use a tripod for long exposures.
Many covered bridges still carry traffic; stay off the roadway and watch for vehicles.
Overcast days keep contrast low between the dark interior and the bright surroundings.
Autumn foliage peaks are the most popular time — visit on weekdays to avoid crowds.

Season: Peak fall color is the classic season; winter snow and spring blossoms are less crowded alternatives.