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Catlin Covered Bridge

Parke County, Indiana
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in June 2009

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Brief history 

Written by Robert Stephenson

Catlin bridge was originally located on the north side of Catlin on Rockville Rosedale road over Sunderland creek. Relocated in 1961 to cross Bill Diddle creek in the Parke county golf course, 2 miles north of Rockville near US highway 41.

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Overview
Covered bridge over Bill Diddle Creek on a pedestrian path at Parke County Golf Course
Location
Parke County, Indiana
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1907, relocated in 1961
Builder
- Clark McDaniel
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 54.0 ft.
Total length: 72.0 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
+39.79165, -87.23825   (decimal degrees)
39°47'30" N, 87°14'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/479601/4404659 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Rockville
Inventory numbers
NRHP 78000387 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 42266 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1907 (377)
Built during 1900s (4,269)
Burr arch-truss (228)
Clark McDaniel (1)
Covered (927)
Indiana (3,350)
NR-listed (2,355)
 Open to pedestrians (1,959)
Owned by county (16,526)
Parke County, Indiana (81)
Span length 50-75 feet (7,012)
Through truss (9,254)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,907)
Truss (23,615)

Update Log 

  • July 15, 2010: New photos from Jacob P. Bernard
  • May 12, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • October 18, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee
  • April 8, 2009: Essay added by Robert Stephenson

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