▁covered ▁bridge ▁structure ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁J . ▁J . ▁Daniel s ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁dam aged ▁by ▁flo od ▁waters ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Star ▁Mill ▁Cover ed ▁Bridge ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁destroyed ▁by ▁flo od ▁waters ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁J . ▁J . ▁Daniel s ▁was ▁paid ▁$ 2 6 9 . 6 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Par ke ▁County ▁Commission ers ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁destroyed ▁bridge ▁from ▁the ▁cre ek ▁bed . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁the ▁County ▁Commission ers ▁awarded ▁Daniel s ▁with ▁the ▁contract ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁bridge ▁for ▁$ 5 , 7 2 5 . ▁The ▁bridge ▁would ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁named ▁the ▁Harrison ▁Bridge ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Territ orial ▁Governor ▁and ▁later ▁President ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁change ▁the ▁Star ▁M ills ▁Cover ed ▁Bridge ▁has ▁sometimes ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Harrison ▁# 1 ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁With ▁no ▁photograph s ▁available ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁if ▁the ▁Harrison ▁Bridge ▁res emble d ▁the ▁Jackson ▁Cover ed ▁Bridge ▁or ▁the ▁later ▁West ▁Union ▁Cover ed ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁though ▁that ▁an ▁earlier ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁$ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁so ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁that ▁Daniel s ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁reuse ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁materials