^{SOURCE: cremedelacreme.com | Bridge’s photo captured by Galen R. Frysinger}

This week’s featured historical site is the Cedar Chapel Covered Bridge.

This bridge was built in 1884 by George Woerntz & Son, a prolific bridge constructor at the time. It originally sat above Cedar Creek in nearby DeKalb County, but was moved to make way for a new road being built over the creek. It sadly sat on the side of the road for a few years until Conner Prairie officials purchased the 124-foot-long bridge and moved it to the property in Hamilton County. In 2001, the Indiana Governor’s office awarded Conner Prairie a $240,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant so that the bridge could be restored for safe public use. 

Now, Cedar Chapel Covered Bridge ushers people in from the Village of Prairietown, set in the mid-19th century, to the other side of Conner Prairie with features and exhibits set in the late 19th century. You can visit the Cedar Chapel Covered Bridge about a quarter-mile south of the entrance to Conner Prairie and experience a truly authentic glimpse of the past.