Saturday, August 22, 2020

THORPE FORD COVERED BRIDGE - ROSEDALE, INDIANA












                                                                                              BIG RACCOON CREEK
                                                                                                    PARKE COUNTY
                                                                                                       BUILT - 1912

Length - 181'.... NE of Rosedale, Florida Township. CR19 (Cemetery St. - changes to Rosedale Catlin Rd.) N. (curves E., N., & E.) 1.5 miles from jct with CR6 (Central St. - W1000S) at the E. edge of Rosedale to the bridge on the S. side of the road. Built by Joseph A. Britton. Around the area where the bridge is built was originally called Thorpe Ford, named after the family that owned much of the land near the ford. Bridge was condemned in 1960 and bypassed in 1961. Closed to motor traffic in 1978. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Truss Type - Covered Double Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-07

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