Saturday, August 29, 2020

MECCA COVERED BRIDGE - MECCA, INDIANA












                                                                                             BIG RACCOON CREEK
                                                                                                    PARKE COUNTY
                                                                                                        BUILT - 1873
Length - 178'.... NE of Mecca, Wabash Township. CR136 NE 0.3 miles from the jct with Wells St. in Mecca to the bridge on the S. side of the road. Closed to motor traffic in 1964. Built by Joseph J. Daniels at a cost of $7650. Closed to through traffic in 1964. Restored in 1993. Posted on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-13

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