Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge

Big Rocky Fork Bridge
Nearest city: Mansfield, Indiana
Built: 1900
Architect: Daniels,J. J.
Architectural style: Other
Governing body: Local
MPS: Parke County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP Reference#: 78000383 [1]
Added to NRHP: December 22, 1978

The Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge, is 1 mile South East of Mansfield, Indiana on County Road 720, about 2 miles east of State Road 59. It is located in Parke County, Indiana. The length is 88 feet including the 8-foot overhang at each end. This single span Burr Arch Truss structure was Built in 1900[2] by Joseph J. Daniels, the road bypassed this structure in 1988. Though no historical marker is in place, the Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The area around this bridge was known to be a favorite hideout for the infamous John Dillinger.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Parke County - Covered Bridge Capital of the World