Sunday, August 30, 2020

JACKSON/ROCKPORT COVERED BRIDGE - BLOOMINGDALE, INDIANA





















                                                                                                        SUGAR CREEK
                                                                                                       PARKE COUNTY
                                                                                                           BUILT - 1861

Length - 225' .....NNW of Bloomingdale, Penn Township. N50W N. 4.1 miles from jct with W500N in Bloomingdale to the bridge. The longest single span covered bridge in Indiana. Built by Joseph J. Daniels. Named after President Andrew Jackson. Rehabilitated 1977 and 2007. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Single Span Double Burr Arch Through Truss with Double Kingpost.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-28

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