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The county claims to have more covered bridges than any other county in the United States. [1] This is due to several reasons, mainly due to the numerous streams and creeks in the county, and having the natural resources and designers to build the bridges. Most were built of poplar wood and built Burr Arch style. The main designers of the ...
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 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]
Pages in category "Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Parke County, Indiana" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
Conley's Ford Covered Bridge was built in 1906 and crosses Big Raccoon Creek on County Road 550 East close to County Road 720 South, in Parke County, IN. The bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss structure. The Conley's Ford Covered Bridge was built by J. Lawrence Van Fossen.
Parke County Covered Bridge Festival This page was last edited on 17 December 2016, at 05:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is a fall festival which takes place in nine communities in Parke County, Indiana, United States. It celebrates the county's 31 covered bridges, and is attended by more than 2 million people each year. It begins on the second Friday in October and lasts 10 days.