Harry Evans
Bridge
Built in 1908 by Joseph A.
Britton
Location: Located 1/2 mile northwest of Coxville.
Size: The length of this bridge is 65' +8' +8'. The width
is 16' and has 13’ of clearance. It has a Burr Arch 1 span truss
and the foundation is concrete.
Bridge History: The Harry Evans Bridge was built by my
wife's great-great grandfather, J.A. Britton the same year that he
built the Zacke Cox and the Weisner covered bridges.
One former neighbor of the bridge became incensed when he
learned that the bridge is now called the Harry Evans Bridge. He
said that Harry Evans lived on top of the hill above the bridge and
it was originally named for an Evans living in the valley nearer
the bridge.
Harry Evans owned the land near the bridge. The land remained in
the Evans name through the 1960’s.
The road near the bridge was washed out on numerous occasions.
Through the years, a farmer has maintained a ford just west of the
bridge.
There are many old dangerous coal mines in the hills near the
Harry Evans Bridge. There is a seemingly bottomless air shaft
nearby.
The cache is a Lock & Lock container. Please hide it as well
or better than you found it. There is a Sacagawea dollar in the
cache for the first one to find.