Saturday, August 22, 2020

BIG ROCKY FORK/MURPHY COVERED BRIDGE - MANSFIELD, INDIANA












                                                                                           BIG ROCKY FORK CREEK
                                                                                                   PARKE COUNTY
                                                                                                       BUILT - 1900

Length - 88' .... SE of Mansfield, Jackson Township. IN59 S. 1.0 miles from jct with E700S just S. of Mansfield, E. on Greencastle Rd. 1.6 miles to the bridge on the N. side of the road. Built by Joseph J. Daniels for $1475. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978.  Bypassed in 1987. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-01  

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