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Rating:
48028
{99}%
1 vote
Old Bridgeton Covered Bridge 14-61-04x
Parke County
,
Indiana
Photos
Photo taken by Jim Miller in October 1982
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BH Photo #193318
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Overview
Lost covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on CR780S in Bridgeton
Location
Bridgeton
,
Parke County
,
Indiana
Status
Destroyed by fire
History
Built 1868, rehabilitated in 1940, bypassed in 1967, closed to traffic in 1968, arsoned on April 29, 2005, replica bridge built in September 2006
Builder
-
Joseph J. Daniels
Design
2-span covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 245.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.64964
,
-87.17626
(decimal degrees)
39°38'59" N, 87°10'35" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/484877/4388886
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Catlin
Inventory numbers
NRHP 78000386
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 14-61-04x
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 48028
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(7,571)
Bridgeton, Indiana
(3)
Built 1868
(101)
Built during 1860s
(518)
Burr arch-truss
(354)
Covered
(1,648)
Destroyed by fire
(195)
Formerly NR-listed
(136)
Indiana
(4,921)
Joseph J. Daniels
(27)
Lost
(24,762)
Lost 2005
(426)
Lost during 2000s
(4,186)
Parke County, Indiana
(93)
Through truss
(15,082)
Total length 175-250 feet
(4,272)
Truss
(32,809)
Update Log
February 16, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
July 10, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
May 4, 2014: New photos from Roger Deschner
February 5, 2011: Added by Jacob P. Bernard
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Bridgeton Covered Bridge 14-61-04 #2
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Sources
Jacob P. Bernard
Roger Deschner -
rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com
Wikipedia
Andrew Raker
Geoff Hubbs
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