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This is a list of Indiana covered bridges. There are 98 historic wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of Indiana. Fourteen of these were built before 1870 and represent the most common truss styles in Indiana. Parke County bills itself as the covered bridge capital of the world. [1]
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.
Pages in category "Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Roseville, Indiana, Parke, Indiana, United States: Official name: Roseville Covered Bridge: Other name(s) Coxville Covered Bridge: Named for: Roseville, Indiana: Maintained by: Parke County: NBI Number: 6100042 [1] Characteristics; Design: National Register of Historic Places: Total length: 281 ft (86 m)263ft +9ft overhangs on each end: Width ...
The Medora Covered Bridge was the longest covered bridge in the United states with the entire original historic truss still in place with some repairs but no structural changes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Measuring the clear span (abutment face to abutment face) of 431 feet 10 inches (131.62 m), [ 3 ] the Medora Covered Bridge is the longest historic covered ...
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 ...
Darlington Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located in Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was built in 1868, and is a single span, Howe truss covered bridge that spans Sugar Creek. It measures 166 feet long and has an overall width of 22 feet. [2]: 2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]
It was originally called the New Cumberland Covered Bridge, it was built in 1877 by William Parks of Marion, Indiana. [2] This Howe Truss bridge is 181 feet (55 m) long. It is the only remaining covered bridge in Grant County. [3] [4]: 3–4 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]