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This is a list of Indiana covered bridges. There are 98 historic wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of Indiana. Fourteen of these were built before 1870 and represent the most common truss styles in Indiana. Parke County bills itself as the covered bridge capital of the world. [1]
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. On December 22, 1978, all covered bridges still standing within the county were part of the Parke County Covered Bridges TR Multiple Property Submission, and went on the National ...
It was originally called the New Cumberland Covered Bridge, it was built in 1877 by William Parks of Marion, Indiana. [2] This Howe Truss bridge is 181 feet (55 m) long. It is the only remaining covered bridge in Grant County. [3] [4]: 3–4 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]
Covered bridges in Parke County, Indiana (4 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Covered bridges in Indiana" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
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Spencerville Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located at Spencerville, Spencer Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. It was built in 1873, and spans the St. Joseph River. It is a Smith Type 4 truss bridge on concrete piers. It measures 146 feet long and topped by a gable roof and sided with board-and-batten siding. It is one of only six ...
The Rush Creek Covered Bridge is south of Tangier, Indiana. The single span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by William Hendricks in 1904. [3] [4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [2]
The Crooks Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss structure that crosses Little Raccoon Creek built in 1855-1856 by Henry Wolf just southeast of Rockville, Indiana. [ 4 ] History