Day 08: Nashville, TN, to Franklin, IN. Covered Bridges

Day 08: July 6, 2006
Nashville, TN, to Franklin, IN
10:30a-6:00p; 304 miles

Today was a great day for motorcycling. The sky was blue with a few fluffy clouds and the temperature was 78-80 degrees. I had a quick run from Nashville to Louisville and into Indiana.
At Seymour, IN, I left the interstate to travel along local roads and along the Hoosier National Forest.

Along the way I discovered Story, a small village on the north end of the forest (note gender specific driving directions). The Story Inn is the oldest country inn in Indiana. Rooms are $100-$200/night.

I visited two covered bridges in Brown County. The first picture is of Ramp Creek Covered Bridge, located at the north entrance of the Brown County State Park. The bridge was built in 1838 and was moved to its current location from Fincastle, IN, in 1932. It is Indiana’s oldest covered bridge and its only dual lane bridge.

The second bridge is the Bean Blossom Covered Bridge located on a remote road just south of SR 135 and Highway 45. It was built in 1880.

There are many covered bridges in Indiana. Parke County has the most covered bridges in the state – 30. A future vacation will be a covered bridge tour of southern Indiana.

Tomorrow I will be back home. It’s been a very enjoyable trip, but I will be glad to see 15th Street again.