WayfarrowMansfield Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Mansfield 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 1867, in the Civil War era, making it the 10th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Big Raccoon Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: J.J. Daniels double-span Burr Arch bridge, completed September 4, 1867; reported lengths are 247 ft, 274.9 ft and 279 ft depending on whether overhangs are counted. Mansfield Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.6764° N, 87.1022° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1867 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.67639, -87.10222 |
Nearby places
- Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 1.5 mi
- Conley's Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2 mi
- Waltonghost town · Parke County · 2.6 mi
- Bridgeton Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.4 mi
- McAllister Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.3 mi
- Neet Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.4 mi
- Crooks Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.7 mi
- Hollandsburg Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.9 mi
- Nevins Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.9 mi
- Jeffries Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.5 mi
- State Sanitorium Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.6 mi
- Hargrave Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.6 mi
Questions
Where is Mansfield Covered Bridge?
Mansfield Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.6764, -87.1022.
How many covered bridges are in Parke County?
Parke County, Indiana has 36 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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