BIG ROCKY FORK CREEK
PARKE COUNTY
BUILT - 1900
Length - 88' .... SE of Mansfield, Jackson Township. IN59 S. 1.0 miles from jct with E700S just S. of Mansfield, E. on Greencastle Rd. 1.6 miles to the bridge on the N. side of the road. Built by Joseph J. Daniels for $1475. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Bypassed in 1987. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-01
Mansfield Mill
BIG RACCOON CREEK
PARKE COUNTY
BUILT - 1867
Length - 275'.....
In Mansfield, Jackson Township. Built by Joeseph J. Daniels at a cost of $12,200. Rehabilitated in 1980 and then in 1990. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Double Span Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-61-20
BIG WALNUT CREEK
PUTNAM CREEK
BUILT - 1880
Length- 174' ....NW of Greencastle, Madison Township. US231 N. 0.9 miles from jct with IN240 in Greencastle, W. on Doc James Rd. 0.4 miles, N. on Dunbar Heights 0.1 miles, W. on W CR25N 0.5 miles to the bridge. Built by J.A. Britton. (Some sources feel that it was Joseph J. Daniels but there is no real verifiable proof.) Rehabilitated in 2010. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-67-07
LITTLE WALNUT CREEK
PUTNAM COUNTY
BUILT - 1922
Length - 84' ....ESE of Bellmore, section 19, Clinton Township. US36 E. 5.2 miles from jct with IN59 at Bellmore, S. on N CR850W 1.4 miles, E. on W CR450N 1.5 miles to the bridge. Built by Charles Hendrix. Bridge was built to replace a concrete bridge that was washed out by flood waters. It was named after a child living in the area. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-67-06
{This bridge is known throughout this part of Indiana as being a haunted bridge. Even "official" ghost hunters have visited to take readings (some of these groups reported positive reports). It is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young girl who drowned in the creek below the bridge.}
