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The main designers of the bridges were J.J. Daniels, J.A. Britton, William Hendricks, and Henry Wolf. [2] 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 ...
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 1908 Parke County Atlas shows that the Phillips owned all the land west and south of the bridge. [2] [5] The bridge also holds the distinction of not only being the shortest covered bridge in Parke County but also the only bridge left that is not of Burr Arch construction, it is a four-segment Kings Post truss bridge.
The first bridge was destroyed in 1847 and the second in 1875. The Parke County Commissioners didn't decide to replace the bridge for several years and by then iron bridges were becoming popular. Finally, on August 24, 1882, the first bids opened.
The Parke County Commissioners ordered an engineering plan for the Roseville Covered Bridge from Joseph J. Daniels on September 7, 1865. Requests for bids were placed with the bids being open on October 4, 1865. J. J. Daniels was awarded the contract for $15,000 and the bridge was completed the following September, 1866.
The Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge is located 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Mansfield, Indiana, on County Road 720 and about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of State Road 59, in Parke County. Construction [ edit ]
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.
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