The Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch truss covered bridge structure that was built by J.A. Britton's son, Eugene Britton, in 1915.[1][3][4]
Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′47.17″N 87°21′6.38″W / 39.9297694°N 87.3517722°W |
| Carries | Bowsher Road |
| Crosses | Mill Creek |
| Locale | 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Tangier, Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana |
| Official name | Bowsher Ford Bridge |
| Named for | Bowsher Ford |
| Maintained by | Parke County |
| WGCB # | 14-61-33[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Burr arch truss bridge |
| Material | Concrete (foundations) |
| Trough construction | Wood |
| Total length | 92 ft (28.0 m) (includes 10 ft (3.0 m) overhangs on each end) |
| Width | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Longest span | 72 ft (21.9 m) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Clearance above | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#39) | |
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| Built | 1915 |
| Built by | Eugene Britton |
| Website | Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32) |
| Part of | Parke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000385 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 |
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History
editElmer Garrard won the bid to build this bridge but needed the Britton families expertise. Eugene Britton was contracted and credited as the builder.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2]
Gallery
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Bowsher Ford Bridge in the mid-1990s.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "The Bowsher Ford Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#39) (#78000384)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32)". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Charles Felkner (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.
External links
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Media related to Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Parke County Covered Bridge Festival Archived 2020-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Official website
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