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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 ...
It is listed in the 1989 World Guide to Covered Bridges, published by The National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, Inc., as #14-61-34; however, the designation used by Parke County officials is #14-61-36.
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 County bills itself as the covered bridge capital of the world. [1] Combined with six counties that surround it, there are 51 of Indiana’s 98 covered bridges in this small area: Parke County (32), Putnam County (9), Fountain County (3), Vermillion County (3), Montgomery County (2), Owen County (1) and Vigo County (1).
Parke County has 31 covered bridges and is widely referred to as the 'Covered Bridge Capital of the World'. [8] It is the site for the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival which has been held in October each year. [9] Parke County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana: Official name: Billie Creek Bridge: Named for: William's Creek: Maintained by: Parke County Park Department: WGCB # 14-61-19 [1] Characteristics; Design: Burr arch truss bridge: Material: Cut sandstone (foundations) Trough construction: Wood: Total length: 78 ft (23.8 m) (includes 8 ft (2.4 m) overhangs on ...
Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana: Official name: Bowsher Ford Bridge: Named for: Bowsher Ford: Maintained by: Parke County: WGCB # 14-61-33 [1] Characteristics; Design: Burr arch truss bridge: Material: Concrete (foundations) Trough construction: Wood: Total length: 92 ft (28.0 m) (includes 10 ft (3.0 m) overhangs on each end) Width: 16 ...
Unlike the other covered bridges in Parke County, Conley's Ford was made of white pine, and not poplar. The bridge also lays claim to being the world's fourth longest single span covered bridge. [3] [4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [2] In 1991 the bridge was re-sided and re-roofed.