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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]
Since its inception in 1957, the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival has become Indiana's largest festival, luring about 2 million people a year. In Bridgeton, a massive opening-day crowd filled
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.
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.
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West of the covered bridge in Mansfield 39°40′35″N 87°6′9″W / 39.67639°N 87.10250°W / 39.67639; -87.10250 ( Mansfield circa Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Three spans, longest covered bridge in the state and, by clear span, is sometimes claimed to be the longest historic covered bridge in the U.S. Closed to all but pedestrian traffic since 1972, and is currently undergoing restoration. Melcher Bridge: Montezuma, Parke County: 1896 83 feet (25 m) Leatherwood Creek Burr Arch: Mill Creek Bridge
Barring potential weather-related disruptions, today’s Centreville Covered Bridge Days agenda is highlighted with traditional favorites and new attractions. Covered Bridge Days will be in high ...