Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
- Built: 1915 by Eugene Britton (contractor: Elmer Garrard)
- Creek: Mill Creek (Wabash)
- Location: 2 miles NW of Tangier
- Size: 72 ft long + two 10 ft overhangs; 16 ft wide; 13 ft 6 in clearance
- Truss Type: Burr Arch, single span
- Foundation: Concrete
History
- Contract awarded to Elmer Garrard, who brought in the Britton family; Eugene Britton credited as builder.
- Built the same year the Brittons also worked on Jeffries Ford, Rolling Stone, and Sharpe bridges.
Legacy & Naming
- Named for the Bowsher family, longtime landowners at the ford.
- Features a wood shingle roof; a full-scale replica stands nearby as a farm shed.
Design Notes
- Similar in size and layout to Joseph J. Daniels’ Big Rocky Fork Bridge (1900), though that bridge is noted for its stone abutments and Daniels’ trademark arched portal.