Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
| Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge | |
| National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Official name: Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge | |
| Named for: Bowsher Ford | |
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Indiana |
| County | Parke |
| Township | Liberty |
| Road | Bowsher Road |
| Crosses | Mill Creek, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39°55′47.17″N 87°21′6.38″W / 39.9297694°N 87.3517722°WCoordinates: 39°55′47.17″N 87°21′6.38″W / 39.9297694°N 87.3517722°W |
| Length | 92 ft (28 m) 72ft +10ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Clearance | 13.5 ft (4 m) |
| Builder | Britton, Eugene |
| Design | Single Burr Arch truss bridge |
| Material | Wood |
| Built | 1915 |
| Owned and Maintained by | Parke County |
| NBI Number | 6100159[1] |
| WGCB Number | #14-61-33 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
| NRHP Ref# | 78000385 [3] |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
  Location of the Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge in Indiana
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 Location of Indiana in the United States
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The Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch truss covered bridge structure that was built by J.A. Britton or his son Eugene Britton in 1915. [4][2]
Gallery
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Bowsher Ford Bridge in the mid-1990s.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
- Parke County Covered Bridges
- Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
References
- ↑ http://nationalbridges.com/
- 1 2 http://www.indianacrossings.org/bridgeLinks/14-61-33.html
- ↑ Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
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