- Narrows Covered Bridge
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Narrows Bridge
The Narrows of Sugar Creek (Turkey Run State Park)
Nearest city: Rockville, Indiana Coordinates: 39°53′27.73″N 87°11′6.97″W / 39.8910361°N 87.1852694°WCoordinates: 39°53′27.73″N 87°11′6.97″W / 39.8910361°N 87.1852694°W Built: 1882 Architect: Britton,J. A. Architectural style: Other Governing body: State MPS: Parke County Covered Bridges TR NRHP Reference#: 78000404 [1] Added to NRHP: December 22, 1978 The Narrows Covered Bridge crosses Sugar Creek at the eastern edge of Turkey Run State Park and is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1882.[2] The bridge is 141 feet long, 16.5 feet wide, and 12.5 feet high.
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South portal includes information about the bridge
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Here the arch is clearly visible
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
- Parke County Covered Bridges
- Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Parke County - Covered Bridge Capital of the World
Parke County Covered Bridges Beeson - Big Rocky Ford - Billie Creek - Bowsher Ford - Bridgeton - Catlin - Conley's Ford - Cox Ford - Crooks - Harry Evans - Jackson - Jeffries Ford - Leatherwood Station - Mansfield - Marshall - McAllister - Mecca - Melcher - Mill Creek - Narrows - Neet - Nevins - Phillips - Portland Mills - Roseville - Rush Creek - Sanitorium - Sim Smith - Thorpe Ford - West Union - Wilkins Mill - Zacke Cox
Categories:- Covered bridges in Parke County, Indiana
- Bridges completed in 1882
- Road bridges in Indiana
- Indiana building and structure stubs
- United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs
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