Saturday, August 15, 2020

MARSHALL COVERED BRIDGE - TANGIER, INDIANA











                                                                                                      RUSH CREEK
                                                                                                   PARKE COUNTY
                                                                                                       BUILT - 1917

Length - 72'.... Appox. 3 mile S. of Tangier. S. 1.5 mile on County Rd.425W, then continue S. 1 mile on County Rd.450W. L. County Rd.232  600' to bridge. Built by Joseph A. Britton & Sons. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-32

RUSH CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - TANGIER, INDIANA













                                                                                             WEST FORK RUSH CREEK
                                                                                                      PARKE COUNTY
                                                                                                           BUILT - 1904

Length - 96' ....Approx. 1.5 mile S. of Tangier. Just  west of Tangier, S. on County Rd. 425W 1.5 miles to L. County Rd. 900W .2 mile to bridge. Built by William Hendricks. Rehabilitated in 1977.  Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-31

MILL CREEK/TOW PATH COVERED BRIDGE - TANGIER, INDIANA












                                                                                                        MILL CREEK
                                                                                                     PARKE COUNTY
                                                                                                         BUILT - 1907

Length - 92' .... Approx. 2.5 miles W of  Tangier. E. on County Rd. 1050N, then continue on 1025N  1.2 mile then L. on Tow Path Rd., bridge .6 mile. Built by D. M. Brown & William Hendricks. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-29

CADES MILL COVERED BRIDGE - VEEDERSBURG, INDIANA











                                                                                                      COAL CREEK
                                                                                                FOUNTAIN COUNTY
                                                                                                       BUILT - 1854

Length - 150' .... SW of Veedersburg, section 27, Wabash Township. US41 S. 4.2 miles from jct with US136 SE of Veedersburg, W. on IN32 3.3 miles, N. on Glascock Rd. (CR260W) 1.0 miles, W. on Cades Hollow Rd. (CR450S) 0.3 miles to the bridge. Built by Captain White. Closed to motor traffic. Truss Type - Covered Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-23-02

WALLACE COVERED BRIDGE - WALLACE, INDIANA











                                                                                                 SUGAR MILL CREEK
                                                                                                  FOUNTAIN COUNTY
                                                                                                         BUILT - 1871
Length - 81'..... E. of Wallace, section 19, Jackson Township. Main St. E. 0.1 miles from jct with IN341 in Wallace, SE on E Lutheran Church Rd. E. 0.15 miles to the bridge on the N. side of the road. Built by Barnhart and Aherns. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-23-01