Melcher Covered Bridge

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Melcher Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Melcher Covered Bridge (Indiana)
Melcher Covered Bridge
Nearest city: Montezuma, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°47′19.99″N 87°20′5.83″W / 39.7888861, -87.3349528Coordinates: 39°47′19.99″N 87°20′5.83″W / 39.7888861, -87.3349528
Built/Founded: 1896
Architect: Daniels,J. J.
Architectural style(s): Other
Added to NRHP: December 22, 1978
NRHP Reference#: 78000402 [1]
MPS: Parke County Covered Bridges TR
Governing body: Local

The Melcher Covered Bridge also known as the Klondyke Covered Bridge, crosses Leatherwood Creek East of Montezuma, Indiana and is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1896. [2] The bridge is 97 feet long, 16 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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