Moore Covered Bridge

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Moore Covered Bridge
Coordinates 39°49′37.39″N87°5′16.48″W / 39.8270528°N 87.0879111°W / 39.8270528; -87.0879111 Coordinates: 39°49′37.39″N87°5′16.48″W / 39.8270528°N 87.0879111°W / 39.8270528; -87.0879111
CrossesSouth Fork Little Raccoon Creek
Locale Parke, Indiana, United States
Official nameMoore Covered Bridge
Named for The Moore Farm
Characteristics
Total length81 ft (25 m)65ft +8ft overhangs on each end
Width16 ft (4.9 m) [1]
History
Constructed by Britton, J.A.
Built1909
Destroyed1957 Flood
Location
Moore Covered Bridge

The Moore Covered Bridge was northeast of Judson, Indiana. The single-span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by the Joseph A. Britton in 1909 and destroyed by flood in 1957. [1]

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History

Construction

Joseph A. Britton built this bridge the same year that he built the Phillips Covered Bridge. The location listed is an estimate of where the bridge was actually located. It appears from comparing modern satellite photos to an old Parke County Atlas the location of the bridge may be flooded by a lake now. [2]

Destruction

In 1957, when this bridge and the Weisner Covered Bridge were both destroyed in the same flood, the idea for a Parke County Covered Bridge Festival was born.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Moore Covered Bridge". Covered Bridges. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. "Greene Township 1905". Indiana Genealogy Web. Retrieved 26 February 2015.