Harry Evans Covered Bridge

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Harry Evans Covered Bridge
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Harry Evans Covered Bridge
Coordinates 39°39′43.62″N87°17′40.07″W / 39.6621167°N 87.2944639°W / 39.6621167; -87.2944639
CarriesC.R. 325W
CrossesRock Run (Indiana)
Locale Florida Township, Indiana, Parke, Indiana, United States
Official nameHarry Evans Covered Bridge
Named for Harry Evans
Maintained byParke County Commissioners
Parke County
WGCB # 14-61-10 [1]
Characteristics
Design Burr arch truss bridge [2]
MaterialConcrete (foundations)
Trough constructionWood
Total length81 ft (24.7 m) (includeds 8 ft (2.4 m) overhangs on each end)
Width16 ft (4.9 m)
Longest span65 ft (19.8 m)
No. of spans1
Load limit6 short tons (5.4 t; 12,000 lb)
Clearance above 13 ft (4.0 m)
Harry Evans Covered Bridge (#19)
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Built1908 (1908)
Built by Joseph A. Britton
Website Harry Evans Bridge
Part ofParke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193)
NRHP reference No. 78000392 [3]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1978
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Harry Evans Covered Bridge

The Harry Evans Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss structure that crosses Rock Run built in 1908 by J.A. Britton 1⁄2 mi (0.80 km) north of Coxville, Indiana [4] USA.

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History

The story goes that one of the former neighbors of the bridge was incensed over naming the bridge after a local resident, Harry Evans. He claimed that because Harry lived at the top of the hill that it was named after another Evans who lived in the valley. However, county records show that Harry Evans owned the land near the bridge. The land stayed in the Evans name until the 1960s. [5]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [3] The hills near the bridge are riddled with numerous, and dangerous, old coal mines. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Harry Evans Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Harry Evans Covered Bridge (#19)". Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "National Register Information System – Harry Evans Bridge (#19) (#78000392)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Harry Evans Covered Bridge (#19)". coveredbridges.com. Parke County Incorporated /Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016.Note: This includes Charles Felkner (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016., Site map, and accompanying photographs.


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