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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.
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. On December 22, 1978, all covered bridges still standing within the county were part of the Parke County Covered Bridges TR Multiple Property Submission, and went on the National ...
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 ...
The Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge is north of Rockville, Indiana, United States. The single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by William Hendricks in 1906. The bridge is 120 feet (37 m) long, 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, and 13 feet (4.0 m) high. [4] [5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [3]
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 ...
With this bridge and the Moore Covered Bridge both destroyed in the same flood and an economic downturn in the county, the idea for the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival was born as a way to increase county income and preserve the county's unique covered bridges.
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]
Parke, Indiana, United States: Official name: Rush Creek Covered Bridge: Named for: Rush Creek: Maintained by: Parke County: NBI Number: 6100154 [1] Characteristics; Design: National Register of Historic Places: Total length: 95 ft (29 m)77ft +9ft overhangs on each end: Width: 16 ft (4.9 m) Height: 12.5 ft (3.8 m) History; Constructed by ...