Beeson Covered Bridge

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nearest_city= Marshall, Indiana
lat_degrees = 39 | lat_minutes = 45 | lat_seconds = 47.68 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 87 | long_minutes = 12 | long_seconds = 23.18 | long_direction = W
locmapin = Indiana
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built =1906
architect= Frankfort Construction
architecture= Other
added = December 22, 1978
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Parke County Covered Bridges TR
refnum=78003447 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Beeson Covered Bridge is a Burr Arch covered bridge structure that was built by the Frankfurt Construction Company in 1906. It it 55 Feet long, 16 feet wide, and 13 feet high.

It originally crossed the Big Raccoon Creek, but was later moved to its current location over Williams Creek. In 1974 it was closed for traffic. It was twice victimized by arson in 1979. [ [http://www.parkecounty.com/attractions/bridge.asp?id=4&catid=2 Parke County - Covered Bridge Capital of the World ] ]

[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.763244+N+87.206439+W&t=k&hl=en&ll=39.763244,-87.206439&spn=0.005,0.005&t=k Google Map]

ee also

* Arch in the Town of Marshall
* Lusk Home and Mill Site, within Turkey Run State Park
* Richard Lieber Log Cabin, within Turkey Run State Park
* Parke County Covered Bridges
* List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
* Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

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