Big Rocky Fork Bridge

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken by Tom Hall in September 2005

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Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Covered bridge over Big Rocky Fork Creek on CR720S

Location

Parke County, Indiana

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1900, bypassed in 1988

Builder

- Joseph J. Daniels

Design

Covered Burr arch-truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 72.0 ft.
Total length: 88.0 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

Also called

Murphy Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.66288, -87.08070   (decimal degrees)
39°39'46" N, 87°04'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/493077/4390344 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Mansfield

Inventory numbers

NRHP 78000383 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36759 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• July 17, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
• April 30, 2011: New photo from Will
• May 19, 2010: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
• April 10, 2010: New Street View added by Jacob P. Bernard
• February 15, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added GPS coordinates
• January 19, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
• May 16, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson: NRHP info, Alternate name and GPS
• January 6, 2009: New photos from Sean Flynn
• June 27, 2008: Added by Tom Hall

Sources 

• Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
• Sean Flynn
• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Jacob P. Bernard - jacob_bernard [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Bill Eichelberger
• Will Truax - Bridgewright [at] gmail [dot] com
• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com

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