Mecca Covered Bridge

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Mecca Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mecca Covered Bridge (Indiana)
Mecca Covered Bridge
Location: Mecca, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°43′44.71″N 87°19′29.5″W / 39.7290861, -87.324861Coordinates: 39°43′44.71″N 87°19′29.5″W / 39.7290861, -87.324861
Built/Founded: 1873
Architect: Daniels,J. J.
Architectural style(s): Other
Added to NRHP: December 22, 1978
NRHP Reference#: 78000401 [1]
MPS: Parke County Covered Bridges TR
Governing body: Local

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 Joseph A. Britton & Son in 1917.[2] The bridge is 176 feet long, 17 feet wide, and 12.5 feet high.


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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ Parke County - Covered Bridge Capital of the World
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