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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Sep. 30—BLOOMSBURG — Though fairgoers travel from far and wide to get to the largest agriculture fair in Pennsylvania, locals are lucky to have the annual event right in their backyard.
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 .
Fairie Festival at Spyglass Ridge Winery - Sunbury; Fine Arts Fiesta - third week in May in Wilkes-Barre; Mayfair Festival of the Arts - Allentown; Peddler's Village Strawberry Festival - first weekend in May in Lahaska [2] Phoenixville Beer & Wine Festival - the Saturday of Mother's Day weekend - in Phoenixville