Historic Bridges
of the United States
Mecca Covered Bridge
Parke County
,
Indiana
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Photos taken Aug. 2005 by Bettye Warner
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Facts
Overview
Covered bridge over Big Raccoon Creek on CR 136, northeast of Mecca
Location
Parke County
,
Indiana
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1873 by J.J. Daniels; closed to traffic 1964; rehabilitated 1993
Builder
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J.J. Daniels
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 178.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.72917, -87.32500
(decimal degrees)
39°43'45" N, 87°19'30" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/472148/4397748
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Mecca
Inventory numbers
WGCB 14-61-13
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 78000401
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 16814
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,838)
Big Raccoon Creek (Parke County, Indiana)
(6)
Built 1873
(21)
Built during 1870s
(278)
Burr arch-truss
(125)
Covered
(537)
Indiana
(1,592)
J.J. Daniels
(12)
Open to pedestrians
(464)
Owned by county
(14,294)
Parke County, Indiana
(40)
Through truss
(5,419)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,835)
Truss
(16,067)
Update Log
May 22, 2006: Posted photos from Bettye Warner
Sources
Bettye Warner -
bkwofc [at] i1 [dot] net
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