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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]
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.
This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in Parke County. ... Portland Mills Covered Bridge [12] 1998 Along County Road 650N southwest of Waveland
Shortest covered bridge in the state Portland Mills Bridge: Guion, Parke County: 1856 130 feet (40 m) Little Raccoon Creek Burr Arch: Tied with Crooks Bridge as the fourth oldest covered bridge in the state. Potter's Covered Bridge: Noblesville, Hamilton County: 1871 259 feet (79 m) West Fork, White River Howe truss: Ramp Creek Bridge ...
Longest single span covered bridge in Indiana 19: ... Portland Mills Bridge. December 22, 1978 ... Oldest covered bridge in Parke County 35:
Adams Mill Covered Bridge: 1872, 1900, ca. 1937 ... Indiana State Highway Bridge 42-11-3101: 1939 ... Portland Mills Bridge: 1856, 1970
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