Potter's Covered Bridge
"First bridge spanning White River at Potter's Ford was commissioned 1860 and named after the landowner, William Potter. In 1870, Hamilton County Commissioners voted for construction of this bridge. It was finished 1871 and repaired 1937, 1959, & 1961. Plans to replace this structure with a concerete bridge were introduced in 1969.
After 100 years of use, County Commissioners voted to close the bridge to traffic 1971 and lease it to Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department. Listed in National Register of Historic Places 1991. During 1990s, plans to restore bridge and create a park were developed. Bridge was restored and rededicated when Potter's Bridge Park opened 1999."
In order to log this cache, message me the answer to the following questions. Do NOT post them here even if encrypted.
1) At the entrance to the bridge, there's a sign there. Potter's Bridge is an example of what type of trusses?
2) On this sign, how many types of trusses are shown?
3) Walk onto the bridge, how many ceiling lamps are there total?
ALSO, 4) Please include a photo of yourself, WITH any part of the bridge in the photo. Or if you are shy, a geocaching item or a paper with your cache name can be part of your photo with the bridge. You can post photo(s) in the log, just NOT a photo with above answers shown.
If you happen to be there during sunrise or sunset, take a photo of it with the bridge, I would love to see that.
Why I picked this location as my virtual:
I was looking online to see what interesting places are in the vicinity of Indy. I always liked covered bridges and the only one in Indianapolis I know of is the Indiana State Fair Covered Bridge. I had no idea this was in Noblesville, I had to come and check it out. Such a nice long bridge! Ray & I have been to the State Fair Covered Bridge many times. The very last covered bridge we saw was Holz Brucke (Wodden Bridge) in Frankenmuth, MI.
Congratulations to CTPartto for being FTF!
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