WayfarrowMill Creek Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Mill Creek 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 1907, in the early 20th century, making it the 67th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it is about 112 feet long (29th longest of 44 measured in Indiana).
Status check, 2026-11: Single-span Burr arch bridge built by D. M. Brown with William Hendricks; also called the Tow Path, Thompson's Ford or Earl Ray Bridge; its 92 ft span plus 10 ft overhangs at each end gives 112 ft overall; listed on the National Register in 1978. Mill Creek Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.9085° N, 87.3607° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Length | 112 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.90846, -87.36069 |
Nearby places
- Bowsher Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 1.6 mi
- Marshall Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.5 mi
- Rush Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.5 mi
- West Union Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3.9 mi
- Harrison Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3.9 mi
- Newport Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Vermillion County · 4 mi
- Jackson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.6 mi
- JH Russell Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.9 mi
- Wilkins Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.8 mi
- Eugene Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Vermillion County · 7.3 mi
- Cox Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.4 mi
- Pottertownghost town · Parke County · 7.5 mi
Questions
Where is Mill Creek Covered Bridge?
Mill Creek Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.9085, -87.3607.
How many covered bridges are in Parke County?
Parke County, Indiana has 36 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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