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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 first Bridgeton covered bridge was a double-span Burr Arch bridge built in 1868 by a crew led by J. J. Daniels.It was closed to traffic in 1967. It was built to replace two prior open wooden bridges that had fallen in. [4] After its destruction by fire, it was replaced in 2006 by a reproduction.
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.
The half bridge comes from a shared bridge with Vermillion County that crossed the Wabash River. Today 31 of those bridges survive, 10 of which have been closed to vehicle traffic. [ 1 ] Because of the numerous streams and creeks meandering through the county and the ready natural resources to build the bridges, Parke County has many covered ...
The Parke County Indiana Covered Bridge Festival kicked off Oct. 14. Here's all the detail you need to know if you want to attend. What to know about the Indiana Covered Bridge Festival 2022
The longest covered bridge in the United States, the Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge, is 613 feet long, and the shortest, the West Liberty ... Covered Bridge Festival taking place Oct. 8-9 Skip to main ...
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.
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 ...