Portland Mills Bridge 1856 WGN 14-61-21 Map Quest Location
CR 720 E., CR 650N. east of Marshall
This bridge built by Henry Wolfe, has an interesting history.
The bridge was originally located where Raccoon Lake now is.
Just at the time the Portland Mills bridge was near destruction, the
Dooley Station bridge #3 was burned. The Portland Mills bridge was
moved here in 1961, to take the place of the burned bridge. For years this
bridge was allowed to deteriorate until it had collapsed and fallen into
the creek. Funds from a grant and local organizations and donations
allowed it to be restored to its original state in 1996.
This is a Burr Arch construction bridge, 130 feet long, 1 span, it crosses the
Little Raccoon Creek
And is on the National Register of Historical Places. 1978
