Marshall Covered Bridge

Marshall Covered Bridge
National Register of Historic Places
Official name: Marshall Covered Bridge
Named for: Mahlon Marshall or David W. Marshall
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Parke
Township Liberty
Road C.R. 800N
Crosses Rush Creek, Indiana
Coordinates 39°53′0.34″N 87°19′34.64″W / 39.8834278°N 87.3262889°WCoordinates: 39°53′0.34″N 87°19′34.64″W / 39.8834278°N 87.3262889°W
Length 74 ft (23 m) 56ft +9ft overhangs on each end
Width 15 ft (5 m)
Clearance 14 ft (4 m)
Load 5 tons
Builder Britton, J.A.
Design Burr Arch truss single span bridge
Material Wood
Built 1917
Owned and Maintained by Parke County
NBI Number 6100155[1]
WGCB Number #14-61-32[2]
Added to NRHP Dec 22, 1978
NRHP Ref# 78000400 [3]
MPS Parke County Covered Bridges TR
Location of the Marshall Bridge in Indiana
Location of Indiana in the United States


The Marshall Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton & Son in 1917. The bridge is 74 feet (23 m) long, 15 feet (4.6 m) wide, and 14 feet (4.3 m) high.[4]

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  1. http://nationalbridges.com/
  2. http://www.indianacrossings.org/bridgeLinks/14-61-32.html
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  4. "Marshall Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 2012-10-18.