Williams Bridge


The Williams Bridge is a wooden covered bridge built in 1884 and is located in southern Indiana.

Location

The Williams Bridge is located in Spice Valley Township in Lawrence County, Indiana, and crosses the East Fork of the White River on Huron and Williams Road, south of State Road 450. It is near the unincorporated town of Williams, about two miles downriver from the Williams Dam and eight miles southwest of Bedford.

Construction

The bridge is a Howe Truss design and was built in 1884 by Joseph 'J.J.' Daniels. Its two spans cover a total length of, with a deck width of and a vertical clearance above deck of.

History

In 1981, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was the longest covered bridge in Indiana that was still open to vehicular traffic. The bridge was closed to traffic around September 20, 2010. The Medora Bridge at, in Jackson County, remains the longest covered bridge in the state, but it was closed to all but pedestrian traffic in 1972.