The Rush Creek Covered Bridge is south of Tangier, Indiana. The single span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by William Hendricks in 1904.[3][4]
Rush Creek Covered Bridge | |
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 Rush Creek Covered Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 39°53′55.54″N 87°18′52.75″W / 39.8987611°N 87.3146528°W |
| Carries | C.R. 900N |
| Crosses | Rush Creek |
| Locale | Parke, Indiana, United States |
| Official name | Rush Creek Covered Bridge |
| Named for | Rush Creek |
| Maintained by | Parke County |
| NBI Number | 6100154[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | National Register of Historic Places |
| Total length | 95 ft (29 m)77ft +9ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Height | 12.5 ft (3.8 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Hendricks, William |
| Built | 1904 |
| Rebuilt | 1977 |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000410[2] |
| Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
| Location | |
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2]
History
editThis is the first of three bridges that would be built by William Hendricks. The other two are Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge, 1906, and Mill Creek Covered Bridge, 1907. All three are of similar construction with very shallow portals.
Gallery
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Rush Creek Covered Bridge, circa 1990
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2016". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Rush Creek Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "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.
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