Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°55′47.17″N87°21′6.38″W / 39.9297694°N 87.3517722°W Coordinates: 39°55′47.17″N87°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) | |
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 |
Location | |
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]
Elmer 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]
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