CONLEY'S FORD COVERED BRIDGE - MANSFIELD, INDIANA

                                                                                                BIG RACCOON CREEK
                                                                                                      PARKE COUNTY
                                                                                                     BUILT - 1906-1907

Length - 211' .... ENE of Bridgeton, Raccoon Township. E780S E. 0.9 miles from jct with S350E in Bridgeton, NE on E710S (curves E.) 2.0 miles, S. on S550E 0.2 miles to the bridge. Built by J. Lawrence Van Fossen. Unlike most bridges in the region, this bridge was made of white pine instead of poplar. The bridge is one of the world's longest single span covered bridges. In 1991 the bridge was re-sided and re-roofed. It also had its "Daniel Portals" converted into "Britton Portals" along with the build date changed to 1907 from 1906-07. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Double Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-02