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  2. Parke County Covered Bridges - Wikipedia

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    The main designers of the bridges were J.J. Daniels, J.A. Britton, William Hendricks, and Henry Wolf. [2] At one time, as many as 53 covered bridges existed (wholly or in part) in Parke County. Today, 31 of those bridges survive, 10 of which have been closed to vehicle traffic. [2] The Jackson Covered Bridge is the longest single span covered ...

  3. Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge is located 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Mansfield, Indiana, on County Road 720 and about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of State Road 59, in Parke County. Construction [ edit ]

  4. List of covered bridges in Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Parke County bills itself as the covered bridge capital of the world. [1] Combined with six counties that surround it, there are 51 of Indiana’s 98 covered bridges in this small area: Parke County (32), Putnam County (9), Fountain County (3), Vermillion County (3), Montgomery County (2), Owen County (1) and Vigo County (1).

  5. Crooks Covered Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Crooks Bridge Road (Main road bypasses covered bridge, bridge open to traffic) Crosses: Little Raccoon Creek: Locale: Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana: Official name: Crooks Covered Bridge: Other name(s) Walker Adams Bridge, Darroch's Lost Bridge: Owner: Parke County: Maintained by: Parke County: WGCB # 14-61-17 [1] Characteristics; Design ...

  6. Portland Mills Covered Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Portland Mills Covered Bridge is the second oldest covered bridge in Parke County, Indiana, being built the same year as the Crooks Covered Bridge. It is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge that was built by Henry Wolf in 1856. [2] [4] [5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [3]

  7. Parke County, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Parke County has 31 covered bridges and is widely referred to as the 'Covered Bridge Capital of the World'. [8] It is the site for the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival which has been held in October each year. [9] Parke County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  8. Category : Covered bridges on the National Register of ...

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    Pages in category "Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Parke County, Indiana" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  9. Parke County Covered Bridge Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is a fall festival which takes place in nine communities in Parke County, Indiana, United States. It celebrates the county's 31 covered bridges, and is attended by more than 2 million people each year. It begins on the second Friday in October and lasts 10 days.