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The Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge is north of Rockville, Indiana, United States. The single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by William Hendricks in 1906. The bridge is 120 feet (37 m) long, 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, and 13 feet (4.0 m) high. [4] [5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [3]
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
Two spans, third longest covered bridge in the state; destroyed by a tornado in 2008, it has since been rebuilt. Narrows Bridge: Marshall, Parke County: 1882 121 feet (37 m) Sugar Creek Burr Arch: Located on the east boundary of Turkey Run State Park. Neet Bridge: Catlin, Parke County: 1904 126 feet (38 m) Little Raccoon Creek Burr Arch: Nevins ...
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 Neet Covered Bridge is a Burr Arch single span structure that was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1904 over Little Raccoon Creek southwest of Rockville, Indiana. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
East of Rockville, Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana: Official name: Billie Creek Bridge: Named for: William's Creek: Maintained by: Parke County Park Department: WGCB # 14-61-19 [1] Characteristics; Design: Burr arch truss bridge: Material: Cut sandstone (foundations) Trough construction: Wood: Total length: 78 ft (23.8 m) (includes 8 ft ...
The Howard Covered Bridge was east of Rockville, Indiana. The single-span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by J. A. Britton in 1913 and torn down in 1931 or 1932 during the expansion of U.S. Route 36 (US 36).
The bridge would suffer from damaging flood a couple of times in its life before finally succumbing to the Great Flood of 1913, which would go on to claim several bridges in Parke County. The first record is that J.J. Daniels had to make repairs in 1863 to the bridge. Again, in 1875, flood waters damaged the east abutment this time which would ...