WayfarrowBig Rocky Fork Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Parke County, Indiana, described in its record as place in Indiana listed on National Register of Historic Places. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 36 of them in Parke County.
It was built in 1900, in the early 20th century, making it the 61st oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it is about 88 feet long (34th longest of 44 measured in Indiana).
Status check, 2026-11: J. J. Daniels finished this bridge on September 7, 1900, and the road was rerouted around it in 1987. The 88 ft figure includes the overhangs; the floor/truss length is 72 ft. Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.6629° N, 87.0807° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Length | 88 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.66292, -87.08069 |
Nearby places
- Mansfield Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 1.5 mi
- Conley's Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.8 mi
- Waltonghost town · Parke County · 3.7 mi
- Bridgeton Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.2 mi
- Hollandsburg Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.4 mi
- McAllister Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.7 mi
- Neet Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.8 mi
- Jeffries Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.2 mi
- Nevins Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.2 mi
- Crooks Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.2 mi
- Hargrave Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 8 mi
- State Sanitorium Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 8.9 mi
Questions
Where is Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge?
Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.6629, -87.0807.
How many covered bridges are in Parke County?
Parke County, Indiana has 36 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.