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Moore Covered Bridge 14-61-49x

Parke County, Indiana

Photo 

Indiana Historical Society

BH Photo #446055

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over South Fork Little Raccoon Creek on County Road 350 North
Location
Parke County, Indiana
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built in 1909 by J.A. Britton; destroyed by flooding in 1957
Builder
- Joseph A. Britton
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 81.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.81638, -87.04506   (decimal degrees)
39°48'59" N, 87°02'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/496143/4407378 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84893 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1909 (833)
Built during 1900s (7,989)
Burr arch-truss (1,015)
Covered (3,489)
Destroyed by flood (892)
Indiana (5,251)
Joseph A. Britton (23)
Lost (32,326)
 Lost 1957 (119)
Lost during 1950s (1,137)
Parke County, Indiana (100)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,710)
Through truss (19,330)
Total length 75-100 feet (7,124)
Truss (38,723)

Update Log 

  • April 2, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon

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