WayfarrowBridgeton Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Bridgeton 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 2006, in the postwar decades, making it the 87th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Big Raccoon Creek; it is about 267 feet long (5th longest of 44 measured in Indiana); the recorded designer or builder is J. J. Daniels.
Status check, 2026-11: The original 1868 J.J. Daniels bridge was destroyed by arson on April 28, 2005. The current two-span Burr arch bridge is a 2006 community-built reproduction: 245 ft plus 11 ft overhangs at each end. Bridgeton Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.6494° N, 87.1762° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek |
| Length | 267 ft |
| Designer / builder | J. J. Daniels |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.64939, -87.17623 |
Nearby places
- Waltonghost town · Parke County · 1.9 mi
- Jeffries Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.2 mi
- Conley's Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.4 mi
- Nevins Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3.1 mi
- Neet Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3.8 mi
- McAllister Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.2 mi
- Mansfield Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.4 mi
- Thorpe Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.9 mi
- Crooks Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.2 mi
- Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.2 mi
- Roseville-Coxville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.3 mi
- Harry Evans Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.4 mi
Questions
Where is Bridgeton Covered Bridge?
Bridgeton Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.6494, -87.1762.
How many covered bridges are in Parke County?
Parke County, Indiana has 36 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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