N of Montezuma, Montezuma, Indiana. County/parish: Parke.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 22, 1978. NRIS 78000414.
1 contributing structure.
The West Union Covered Bridge formerly carried Tow Path Road over Sugar Creek north-northeast of Montezuma, Indiana. The two-span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1876. It is notable for being the longest standing covered bridge in Parke County, and one of the nation's best-preserved examples of the Burr truss.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and was named a National Historic Landmark in 2016.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132002020