Red Skelton Memorial Bridge, Vincennes

#15 among attractions in Vincennes

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The Red Skelton Memorial Bridge carries U.S. Route 50 over the Wabash River outside of Vincennes, Indiana. Red Skelton joined Indiana Gov. Matthew Welsh for the dedication of the bridge on September 3, 1963. ()

Opened: 1963 (61 years ago)Coordinates: 38°42'26"N, 87°31'8"W

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Red Skelton Memorial Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grouseland, St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library, Lincoln Memorial Bridge, George Rogers Clark National Historical Park.

1.5 miS
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Grouseland, Vincennes
40 min walk • Grouseland, the William Henry Harrison Mansion and Museum, is a National Historic Landmark important for its Federal-style architecture and role in American history.
2.1 miS
Church
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library, Vincennes
54 min walk • The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Vincennes, Indiana, under the Diocese of Evansville.
2.1 miSW
Bridge
Lincoln Memorial Bridge, Vincennes
54 min walk • Lincoln Memorial Bridge is a deck arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 50 Business over the Wabash River between Vincennes, Indiana and Lawrence County, Illinois.
2.1 miSW
Area
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Vincennes
55 min walk • George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, located in Vincennes, Indiana, on the banks of the Wabash River at what is believed to be the site of Fort Sackville, is a United States National Historical Park.
2.1 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Pantheon Theatre, Vincennes
54 min walk • The Pantheon Theatre was constructed in 1919 on the corner of 5th and Main Street in Vincennes, Indiana. It was built to hold 1200 people. One of the highest paid interior decorators in the world was hired to supervise the decorating of the theatre.
2 miSW
Monuments and statues
Lincoln Trail State Memorial, Vincennes
51 min walk • The Lincoln Trail State Memorial is a sculpture group designed in 1937 by Nellie Verne Walker and erected in 1938 to commemorate the first entrance of Abraham Lincoln, then a destitute 21-year-old frontiersman, into Illinois.
1.4 miS
Universities and schools
Vincennes University, Vincennes
36 min walk • Vincennes University is a public college with its main campus in Vincennes, Indiana. Founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy, VU is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Indiana.
2.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Forts of Vincennes, Vincennes
55 min walk • During the 18th and early 19th centuries, the French, British and U.S. forces built and occupied a number of forts at Vincennes, Indiana. These outposts commanded a strategic position on the Wabash River.
1.4 miS
Museum, History museum
Indiana Territorial Capitol, Vincennes
35 min walk • The Indiana Territorial Capitol, also known as the Indiana Territory State Memorial and Legislative Hall, is part of a state historical site in Vincennes, Indiana.
2.6 miS
Archaeological site
Pyramid Mound, Vincennes
67 min walk • Pyramid Mound, designated 12k14, is a locally important archaeological site at the city of Vincennes in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana.
2 miS
38°40'44"N • 87°31'41"W
Old Town Players, Vincennes
52 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater