WayfarrowCox Ford Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Cox Ford 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 1913, in the early 20th century, making it the 75th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Sugar Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: Built by J.A. Britton to replace an iron bridge lost in the 1913 flood, reusing arches from the Armiesburg Covered Bridge. I left the length null because sources give 176 ft or 192 ft depending on whether the overhangs are counted. Cox Ford Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.8854° N, 87.2238° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Sugar Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.88544, -87.22379 |
Nearby places
- Wilkins Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 1 mi
- JH Russell Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 1.9 mi
- Narrows Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.1 mi
- Lusks Millsghost town · Parke County · 2.3 mi
- Jackson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3.1 mi
- Pottertownghost town · Parke County · 4.3 mi
- Rush Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.9 mi
- Marshall Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.4 mi
- Harrison Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.3 mi
- West Union Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.3 mi
- Catlin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.5 mi
- Portland Mills Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.4 mi
Questions
Where is Cox Ford Covered Bridge?
Cox Ford Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.8854, -87.2238.
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.