Wimer Covered Bridge
BRIDGE NAME: Wimer Covered Bridge
COUNTY: Jackson
STREAM: Evens Creek
NEAREST TOWN: Wimer
STATUS: Open to traffic
BRIDGE LENGTH: 85 Feet
YEAR BUILT: 1892 (Original)
REPLACED: 1927
REFURBISHED: 1962
ADDED TO NRHP: November 29, 1979
REPAIRED: 1985
COLLAPSED: 2003
REMOVED FROM NRHP: 2003 (After Collapse)
REBUILT: 2008
DEDICATED: July 6, 2008
Other Notes: On July 6, 2003 the bridge spontaneously collapsed 40 feet down into Evens Creek. A man and his two young grandsons had to be rescued, as they would be the last to stroll through the old covered bridge.
Wimer Covered Bridge
BRIDGE NAME: Wimer Covered Bridge
COUNTY: Jackson
STREAM: Evens Creek
NEAREST TOWN: Wimer
STATUS: Open to traffic
BRIDGE LENGTH: 85 Feet
YEAR BUILT: 1892 (Original)
REPLACED: 1927
REFURBISHED: 1962
ADDED TO NRHP: November 29, 1979
REPAIRED: 1985
COLLAPSED: 2003
REMOVED FROM NRHP: 2003 (After Collapse)
REBUILT: 2008
DEDICATED: July 6, 2008
Other Notes: On July 6, 2003 the bridge spontaneously collapsed 40 feet down into Evens Creek. A man and his two young grandsons had to be rescued, as they would be the last to stroll through the old covered bridge.