Potter's Covered Bridge

	Potter's Covered Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Potters Bridge, March 2005
Location	Allisonville Rd. across the White River, north of Noblesville Noblesville Township, Hamilton County, Indiana
Coordinates	40°4′21″N 86°0′2″W / 40.07250°N 86.00056°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1871
Built by	Durfee, Josiah & Co.
Architectural style	Howe Truss
NRHP reference No.	91001866
Added to NRHP	December 19, 1991

Potter's Covered Bridge, also known as Potter's Bridge and Potter's Ford Bridge, is a historic covered bridge located in Potter's Bridge Park in Noblesville in Noblesville Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. It was built in 1871, and is a Howe truss structure measuring 260 feet long, 22 feet wide, and 20 feet tall. The single span bridge rests on limestone abutments and has walls clad in vertical board siding.^[2]^: 5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1] Potter's Bridge Park has been home to the Potter's Bridge Fall Festival, occurring every October, for over 20 years.^{[citation needed]}

In 1860, William Potter commissioned the bridge to be built. In 1971, the bridge was leased to the Parks and Recreation Department of Hamilton County and the park that hosts the bridge opened in 1999.

In 2007, a historical marker was installed by the Indiana History Bureau on 19401 North Allisonville Road, Noblesville.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Sandi Elliott (April 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Potter's Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.
^ IHB (2020-12-07). "Potter's Covered Bridge". IHB. Retrieved 2024-05-24.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[SHAARD-2] "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Sandi Elliott (April 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Potter's Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.

[3] IHB (2020-12-07). "Potter's Covered Bridge". IHB. Retrieved 2024-05-24.

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