Jessup Covered Bridge 14-61-06x

Photos

Vintage postcard scan.

Photo by John V. Pontiere, Jr.

BH Photo #165856

Overview: Lost Covered bridge over Little Raccoon Creek
Location: Nyesville, Parke County, Indiana
Status: Destroyed by storm
History: Built 1910, moved in 1970, destroyed in 1989 when a large tree fell on it, breaking the arches. It collapsed into the creek, floated under the Sanatorium Covered Bridge, and finally stopped near the U.S. 36 Bridge
Builder: - J.P. Van Fossen
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Total length: 155.0 ft.
Also called: Adams Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.66387, -87.25637 (decimal degrees)
39°39'50" N, 87°15'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/478009/4390482 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Mecca
Inventory numbers: WGCB 14-61-06x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 45299 (Bridgehunter.com ID)