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The Mansfield Covered Bridge is a Double Burr Arch double span truss bridge located on Mansfield Road (historic) and Big Raccoon Creek in Mansfield southeast of Rockville in Parke County, Indiana. Built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1867 at a cost of $12,200. At 279 ft (85 m) it is the second longest covered bridge left in Parke County. This Historic ...
The festival began in 1957, when a group of local women decided to hold a three-day festival to accommodate the many interested tourists looking for information about the bridges. Now the festival is thriving and puts Mansfield on the map 10 days of the year. The first festival was rather small and occurred only in Rockville. 2020 saw no festival.
This new bridge type, wooden with a covered span, was developed because traditional European methods, typically stone bridges, were not appropriate for the harsh Pennsylvania winters. Many of the bridges were named for pioneer families residing near the bridges. [2] Some people call Pennsylvania the "Covered Bridge Capital of the Nation". [2]
Oct. 15—With 31 covered bridges scattered throughout Parke County in locations as disparate as Turkey Run State Park and Little Raccoon Creek, it's the ideal location for a covered bridge festival.
2024 Covered Bridge Festival. What: Madison County’s annual celebration of its famous covered bridges. More than 140 foods, arts and crafts vendors, with “old time” carpentry, quilting ...
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 bridge in Indiana. The Portland Mills Covered Bridge is the oldest of the county's covered bridges.
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Mansfield Bridge may refer to: The Mansfield Covered Bridge in Parke County, Indiana The W.D. Mansfield Memorial Bridge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania , which connects the borough of Dravosburg and the city of McKeesport .