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The Melcher Covered Bridge, also known as the "Klondyke Covered Bridge", "Marion Covered Bridge", or the "Leatherwood Covered Bridge" crosses Leatherwood Creek east of Montezuma, Indiana, and is a single-span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1896.
Indiana State Highway Bridge 42-11-3101: 1939 ... Melcher Bridge: 1896 1978-12-22 Montezuma ... Howe Truss Covered Bridge
Longest single span covered bridge in Indiana 19: ... Melcher Bridge. December 22, 1978 ... Oldest covered bridge in Parke County 35:
Three spans, longest covered bridge in the state and, by clear span, is sometimes claimed to be the longest historic covered bridge in the U.S. Closed to all but pedestrian traffic since 1972, and is currently undergoing restoration. Melcher Bridge: Montezuma, Parke County: 1896 83 feet (25 m) Leatherwood Creek Burr Arch: Mill Creek Bridge
The bridge, which carries 24,000 vehicles a day between Louisville and Jeffersonville, Ind., was to reopen Saturday evening. Semi dangling from bridge over Ohio River leads to dramatic rescue in ...
Langley Covered Bridge, built in 1877, straddles the St. Joseph River and is the longest covered bridge in the state. It was originally projected to re-open by Dec. 25.
Reserve Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, ... The Melcher Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [5]
However, in 2011, some folks up in Ashtabula County built the West Liberty Street Covered Bridge over a culvert and claimed that − at 18 feet, four inches − it was the shortest one in the world.