Narrows Covered Bridge

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Narrows Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Narrows Covered Bridge (Indiana)
Narrows Covered Bridge
Nearest city: Rockville, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°53′27.73″N 87°11′6.97″W / 39.8910361, -87.1852694Coordinates: 39°53′27.73″N 87°11′6.97″W / 39.8910361, -87.1852694
Built/Founded: 1882
Architect: Britton,J. A.
Architectural style(s): Other
Added to NRHP: December 22, 1978
NRHP Reference#: 78000404 [1]
MPS: Parke County Covered Bridges TR
Governing body: State

The Narrows Covered Bridge crosses Sugar Creek at the eastern edge of Turkey Run State Park and is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1882. [2] The bridge is 141 feet long, 16.5 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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