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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge
The Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge is located 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Mansfield, Indiana, on County Road 720 and about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of State Road 59, in Parke County.

Construction

The length of the bridge is 88 feet (27 m) which includes the 8-foot (2.4 m) overhang at each end. This single span Burr Arch Truss structure was finished on September 7, 1900, by J. J. Daniels, for $1,475.50, and named for the creek that it crosses. The foundations is built from hewn limestone blocks.

History

The road bypassed this structure in 1987. Though no historical marker is in place, the Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The area around this bridge was known to be a favorite hideout for the infamous John Dillinger.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Big Rocky Fork Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System – Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge (#6) (#78000383)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Charles Felkner (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. an Site map.
  4. ^ "Big Rocky Ford Covered Bridge (#6)". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

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