Williams, Indiana

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Built in 1884 by Joseph J. Daniels, the Williams Covered Bridge is a 373-foot double-span Howe truss bridge over the East Fork of the White River, once the longest double-span covered bridge open to traffic in Indiana. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, it carried vehicles until 2010, when it was refurbished and restricted to foot and bicycle traffic. Local legend holds that before the bridge was covered, a man riding his horse across it fell to his death when the horse spooked and jumped off the side — and that at midnight, you can still hear the horse neighing and the man screaming as they go over.
1884 covered bridge over the East Fork White River, open to walkers and cyclists only. Park nearby and walk across.
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