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Near Bloomfield in Greene County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge

 
 
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 13, 2016
1. Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge Marker
Inscription. Built 1883 by A.M. Kennedy and Sons to Burr arch truss design on stone abutments. Closed 1957; opened 1967 after foundation and roof rehabilitation; closed 1990. Bridge reopened 1998 following extensive structural renovation and replacement of timbers. Listed in National Register of Historic Places 1993.
 
Erected 1998 by Indiana Historical Bureau and Greene County Landmarks Foundation. (Marker Number 28.1998.1.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges, and the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.
 
Location. 38° 59.586′ N, 86° 56.253′ W. Marker is near Bloomfield, Indiana, in Greene County. Marker is on S. Baseline Road (County Road 25 E) 1.2 miles north of County Road 300 S, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located near the east end of the bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bloomfield IN 47424, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Greene County (Indiana ) War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Worthington Area Service War Memorial (approx. 8.9 miles away); Fred A. Jewell
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(approx. 8.9 miles away); Odon Veterans Memorial (approx. 10˝ miles away); Odon, Formerly Clarksburg (approx. 10˝ miles away); Joe Dawson (approx. 11.2 miles away); Wabash and Erie Canal (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bloomfield.
 
Marker near East End of Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 13, 2016
2. Marker near East End of Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge
West End and South Side of Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 13, 2016
3. West End and South Side of Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.

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