Beeson Covered Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Sean Flynn in May 2008

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Covered bridge over Williams Creek on a pedestrian path at Billie Creek Village

Location

Marshall, Parke County, Indiana

Status

Open to pedestrians

History

Built 1906, later moved from Big Raccoon Creek to Williams Creek, closed to vehicle traffic in 1974, damaged by arson twice in 1979

Builder

- Frankfurt Construction Co.

Design

Burr arch-truss

Dimensions

Span length: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 55.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.76323, -87.20643   (decimal degrees)
39°45'48" N, 87°12'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/482318/4401498 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Rockville

Inventory numbers

NRHP 78003447 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 38483 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 22, 2010: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
• May 19, 2010: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
• March 8, 2010: New photos from James McCray
• February 15, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added GPS coordinates
• December 8, 2009: New photos from J.P.
• May 16, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson: NRHP info and GPS
• January 6, 2009: Added by Sean Flynn

Sources 

• Sean Flynn
• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Bill Eichelberger
• Wikipedia

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