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Conley's Ford Covered Bridge
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Conley's Ford Covered Bridge
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| Nearest city: | Bridgeton, Indiana |
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| Built: | 1907 |
| Architect: | Van Fossen,J. P. |
| Architectural style: | Other |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78000388 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 22, 1978 |
Conley’s Ford Covered Bridge was built in 1906[2] and crosses Big Raccoon Creek on County Road 550 East close to County Road 720 South, in Parke County, IN. The bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss structure measuring 212 feet in length including the 10-foot overhang at each end, is 16 feet wide and 13 feet high.
The Conley's Ford Covered Bridge was built by J. P. Van Fossen and this structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Unlike the other covered bridges in Parke County, Conley's Ford was made of white pine, and not poplar.[3]
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