WayfarrowConley's Ford Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Conley's Ford Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Parke County, Indiana, described in its record as bridge in Parke County, Indiana. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 36 of them in Parke County.
It was built in 1907, in the early 20th century, making it the 67th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Big Raccoon Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: Single-span Burr Arch truss over Big Raccoon Creek, built of white pine by the Van Fossens in 1906–07. I left the length null because sources give 192, 211 and 212 ft. Conley's Ford Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.6594° N, 87.1329° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.65944, -87.13293 |
Nearby places
- Waltonghost town · Parke County · 1.1 mi
- Mansfield Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2 mi
- Bridgeton Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.4 mi
- Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.8 mi
- Neet Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.5 mi
- Jeffries Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.5 mi
- Nevins Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.6 mi
- McAllister Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.7 mi
- Crooks Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.4 mi
- Thorpe Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.3 mi
- Hollandsburg Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.7 mi
- Leatherwood Station Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.9 mi
Questions
Where is Conley's Ford Covered Bridge?
Conley's Ford Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.6594, -87.1329.
How many covered bridges are in Parke County?
Parke County, Indiana has 36 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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