Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge

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Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge (Indiana)
Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge
Nearest city: Rockville, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°38′13.45″N 87°15′58.21″W / 39.6370694, -87.2661694Coordinates: 39°38′13.45″N 87°15′58.21″W / 39.6370694, -87.2661694
Built/Founded: 1912
Architect: Britton,J. A.
Architectural style(s): Other
Added to NRHP: December 22, 1978
NRHP Reference#: 78000413 [1]
MPS: Parke County Covered Bridges TR
Governing body: Local

The Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge is northeast of Rosedale, Indiana. The single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1912. The bridge is 181 feet long, 16 feet wide, and 13 feet high. [2]

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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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