LAWRENCE COUNTY- Lawrence County is full of beautiful views of ridges, creeks, rivers, and small-town architecture. An example of that architecture is on display just outside the city limits of Bedford to the southwest: The Williams Bridge.
The Williams Bridge is located in Spice Valley Township in Lawrence County, Indiana, and crosses the East Fork of the White River on Huron and Williams Road, south of State Road 450. It is near the unincorporated town of Williams, about two miles downriver from the Williams Dam and eight miles southwest of Bedford.
The bridge is a Howe Truss design and was built in 1884 by Joseph ‘J.J.’ Daniels. Its two spans cover a total length of 373 feet, with a deck width of 14.7 feet and a vertical clearance above the deck of 19.2 feet. In 1981, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was the longest covered bridge in Indiana that was still open to vehicular traffic. The bridge was closed to traffic around September 20, 2010.
