- Source: List of lost covered bridges in Parke County, Indiana
The "lost" covered bridges of Parke County covers the covered bridges of Parke County, Indiana, United States, that have been destroyed, either through floods, arson, or demolition.
Parke County is the self-proclaimed "Covered Bridge Capital of the World". It claims to have more covered bridges than any other county in the United States. At one time as many as 52 1/2 covered bridges existed in Parke County. The half bridge comes from a shared bridge with Vermillion County that crossed the Wabash River. Today 31 of those bridges survive, 10 of which have been closed to vehicle traffic. Because of the numerous streams and creeks meandering through the county and the ready natural resources to build the bridges, Parke County has many covered bridges.
Construction
Almost all of the bridges exteriors were built of poplar wood, with interiors, trusses, arches and planking built of oak. The majority of the bridges were built using a Burr Arch or a double Burr Arch design.
Parke County had two bridge builders who built most of the bridges in the county. The first of these was J.J. Daniels. Born in 1826, in Marietta, Ohio, he built railroad bridges in Ohio and Indiana and 60 covered bridges in Indiana. Of these 60 bridges, 27 alone were in Parke County, with 11 of those still standing. The second was J.A. Britton. He was born just three miles east of Rockville, in 1838. Britton would built 17 covered bridges in Parke County, with 12 of those still standing.
Bridgeton bridge arson
The Bridgeton bridge was burned by an arsonist in 2004, but the community rallied to raise funds for local craftsmen to build a new bridge in 2006, based on the original blueprints.
List of bridges
= Notes
=A Sorting this column will result in bridges being listed in order by length.
See also
List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
List of Indiana covered bridges
References
Bibliography
"Parke County Past Bridges". Retrieved 30 August 2018.
"Bridge Builders and Plans". Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
McKee, Deb (15 April 2006). "Parke County residents begin reconstructing Bridgeton landmark". tribstar.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
External links
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- List of lost covered bridges in Parke County, Indiana
- Parke County, Indiana
- Parke County Covered Bridges
- Portland Mills Covered Bridge
- Cox Ford Covered Bridge
- Nevins Covered Bridge
- List of bridges in the United States by state
- Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge
- Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana
- Crooks Covered Bridge
