MELCHER COVERED BRIDGE - MONTEZUMA, INDIANA

      

                                                                                             LEATHERWOOD CREEK
                                                                                                    PARKE COUNTY
                                                                                                         BUILT - 1896

Length - 97'.... Bridge is approx. 2 miles east of Montezuma, 2/3 mile on U.S. Rt-36 to L. 600W, then R. Strawberry Rd., 1 1/4 mile to bridge. While the bridge was built by Joseph .J. Daniels, the portals no longer have his trademark portal arches. The portals have been modified to closer resemble those built by William Hendricks and Joseph A. Britton on their shorter bridges. Rehabilitated in 1977 and 1995. Posted on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Single Span Burr Arch Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-26