Union Township Covered Bridge
| Union Township Covered Bridge | |
| Hollandsburg Covered Bridge #1 | |
| Bridge | |
| Official name: Union Township Covered Bridge | |
| Named for: Union Township, Parke County | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Indiana |
| County | Parke |
| Township | Union |
| Road | Plank Road |
| City | Hollandsburg, Indiana |
| Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek |
| Coordinates | 39°45′13.7″N 87°3′15.9″W / 39.753806°N 87.054417°WCoordinates: 39°45′13.7″N 87°3′15.9″W / 39.753806°N 87.054417°W [1] |
| Builder | Daniels, J.J. |
| Design | Burr Arch truss single span bridge |
| Material | Wood |
| Built | 1851 |
| Replaced | 1872 Torn Down |
  Location of the Union Township Bridge in Indiana
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 Location of Indiana in the United States
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The Union Townshop Covered Bridge was southeast of Hollandsburg, Indiana. The single-span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by J.J. Daniels in 1851 and torn down in 1872 during the rebuilding of the Plank Road into a toll-free road.[2]
History
Construction
This bridge was built when the Plank Road between Indianapolis and Montezuma was put in. The planks soon rotted however and the Parke County Commissioners purchased the road, graveled it, and made it a free road.
Destruction
As part of the renovation of the Plank Road the Parke County Commissioners had the bridge torn down and a new bridge, the Hollandsburg Covered Bridge, built to replace it.
See also
References
- ↑ "Union Township Map". Indiana Genealogy Web, Parke County. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "Union Township Covered Bridge". Covered Bridges. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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