Catlin Covered Bridge (#13)
- Built: 1907 by Clark McDaniel
- Moved: 1961 by Garrard Brothers Trucking
- Creek: Originally Sunderland Creek; now spans a stream at Rockville Golf Course
- Location: Originally north side of Catlin on Rockville–Rosedale Road; relocated 2 miles north of Rockville near US 41 and the County Fairgrounds (Blue Route)
- Size: 54 ft long + two 9 ft overhangs; 16 ft wide; 13 ft clearance
- Truss Type: Burr Arch, single span
- Foundation: Poured concrete (both sites)
History
- Catlin was settled in 1820 by William Rea; the town was named for Hiram Catlin of the Vandalia Railroad.
- Local industry included a flour mill (later the Perrin Hotel, destroyed by fire in 1902), poultry businesses, coal mining (closed 1919 due to flooding), and stockyards.
- The bridge was condemned soon after the Covered Bridge Festivals began, but saved from destruction by relocation to the Rockville Golf Course.
Today
- The Catlin Bridge is preserved as a public display, spanning a small stream on the golf course and serving as part of the county’s covered bridge heritage.