WayfarrowWilkins Mill Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Wilkins Mill 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 1906, in the early 20th century, making it the 65th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Sugar Mill Creek; it is about 120 feet long (24th longest of 44 measured in Indiana).
Status check, 2026-11: A single-span Burr arch over Sugar Mill Creek built by William Hendricks. It is 102 ft long plus a 9 ft overhang at each end, and was reroofed and resided in 1991. Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.8984° N, 87.2332° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Sugar Mill Creek |
| Length | 120 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.89836, -87.23316 |
Nearby places
- Cox Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 1 mi
- JH Russell Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.1 mi
- Narrows Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.6 mi
- Lusks Millsghost town · Parke County · 2.8 mi
- Jackson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.9 mi
- Rush Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.3 mi
- Pottertownghost town · Parke County · 4.9 mi
- Marshall Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5 mi
- West Union Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.2 mi
- Harrison Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.2 mi
- Bowsher Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.7 mi
- Mill Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.8 mi
Questions
Where is Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge?
Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.8984, -87.2332.
How many covered bridges are in Parke County?
Parke County, Indiana has 36 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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