The Mecca Covered Bridge crossing Big Raccoon Creek East of Mecca, Indiana is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by J. J. Daniels in 1873. The bridge is 176 feet (54 m) long, 17 feet (5.2 m) wide, and 12.5 feet (3.8 m) high.[2][4]
Mecca Covered Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′44.71″N 87°19′29.5″W / 39.7290861°N 87.324861°W |
| Carries | Closed to vehicle traffic |
| Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek, Indiana |
| Locale | Mecca, Indiana, Parke, Indiana, United States |
| Official name | Mecca Covered Bridge |
| Named for | Mecca, Indiana |
| Maintained by | Parke County |
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| Characteristics | |
| Design | National Register of Historic Places |
| Total length | 176 ft (54 m)150ft +13ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 17 ft (5.2 m)[2] |
| Height | 12.5 ft (3.8 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | J. J. Daniels |
| Built | 1873 |
| Construction cost | Original Cost $7,650 |
| Rebuilt | 1980 |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000401 [3] |
| Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[3]
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edit- ^ "Bridge Information".
- ^ a b "Mecca Covered Bridge (#21)". coveredbridges.com. Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "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. and Site map.
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