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Adams Covered Bridge 14-61-23

Parke County, Indiana

Photos 

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BH Photo #185477

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost covered bridge over Little Raccoon Creek on CR100N east of Nyesville
Location
Nyesville, Parke County, Indiana
Status
Destroyed by flood
History
Built 1907, destroyed by flood in 1969
Builders
- Adams Construction Co.
- Frankfort Construction Co.
- Jefferson P. Van Fossen
Design
Covered Burr Arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 154.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.78117, -87.14503   (decimal degrees)
39°46'52" N, 87°08'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/487581/4403479 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rockville
Land survey
Adams 2 35N 15W
Inventory number
BH 46843 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Adams Construction Co. (1)
Built 1907 (698)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Burr arch-truss (352)
Covered (1,647)
Destroyed by flood (465)
Frankfort Construction Co. (2)
Indiana (4,918)
Jefferson P. Van Fossen (1)
 Lost (24,714)
Lost 1969 (78)
Lost during 1960s (739)
Nyesville, Indiana (2)
Parke County, Indiana (93)
Through truss (15,052)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,919)
Truss (32,772)

Update Log 

  • March 13, 2015: Updated by Rick Skinner: Added builders and survey location
  • November 9, 2010: Added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger
  • Jacob P. Bernard
  • Rick Skinner

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