The Cumberland Covered Bridge, also known as the Matthews Covered Bridge, is a historic covered bridge spanning the Mississinewa River at Jefferson Township and Matthews, Grant County, Indiana. It was originally called the New Cumberland Covered Bridge, it was built in 1877 by William Parks of Marion, Indiana.
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Today it was so crowded that I stumbled and fell scraping my knee and elbow pretty badly. However, I love the bridge and that area and visit often. We got lots of pictures . Most times it is very peaceful at the bridge but today was festival times and so many people was there. Food, drinks, music, dancing, many vendors for shopping and entertainment for the children. They even had horses to ride. The Bulldogs Band...
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I have gone to this every year it's a great place to see old friends and start Christmas shopping or just picking things up for yourself 😊. We went Saturday to the bridge and it was great and the food was delicious. Went up town on Sunday at 11:00 am was very surprised that either alot of people left the night before or early Sunday morning. And for alot of the people still set up they was packing...
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Beautiful old wooden covered bridge. Just make sure, your vehicle is not too large to cross it. There's a way to get to the other side, without driving across it. Plenty of nice paved roads in the area, Matthews is nice little rural town. Hotels are available, in the area. Would make a great fall Sunday excursion. You can sit and enjoy the river, have a...
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