Originally built over the Little Flatrock River, two miles south of Milroy

Milroy, Indiana

Milroy is located in Anderson Township, in the southern part of Rush County, Indiana. It is the location of Milroy Elementary School, a school in the Rush County Schools Corporation. It had a population of 604 at the 2010 census....

, Rush County

Rush County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 18,261 people, 6,923 households, and 5,046 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 7,337 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...

, Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

. (Section 24, Township 12 North, and Range 9 East) The Milroy or Shelbourne Covered Bridge was built by Archibald M. Kennedy & Sons in 1878. Highway improvements in 1933, displaced the bridge and it was moved to Crown Point, Indiana

Crown Point, Indiana

As of the census of 2010, there were 27,317 people and 10,976 households in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 88.20% White, 6.30% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.90% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races...

. John Wheeler lead the preservation effort, having the structure dismantled, moved, and erected in the Lake County Fairgrounds over a gully. The Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss. It is 85 feet (25.9 m) long span for a total length of 105 feet (32 m), which includes the 10 feet (3 m) portal at each end. The beige has a clearance 16 feet (4.9 m) wide by 14 feet (4.3 m) high.