Crooks Covered Bridge
| Crooks Covered Bridge | |
| Walker Adams Bridge or Darroch’s Lost Bridge | |
| National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Official name: Crooks Covered Bridge | |
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Indiana |
| County | Parke |
| Township | Adams |
| Road | Crooks Bridge Road (Main road bypasses covered bridge, bridge open to traffic) |
| Crosses | Little Raccoon Creek |
| Coordinates | 39°43′26.75″N 87°11′22.5″W / 39.7240972°N 87.189583°WCoordinates: 39°43′26.75″N 87°11′22.5″W / 39.7240972°N 87.189583°W |
| Length | 154 ft (47 m) 132ft +11ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 14 ft (4 m) |
| Clearance | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Load | 4 tons |
| Builder | Henry Wolf rebuilt by
Gen. Arthur Patterson or Daniels, J.J. |
| Design | Burr arch truss bridge |
| Material | Wood |
| Built | 1856 or 1860 Original Cost $1,200 or $5,900 |
| - rebuilt and moved | 1867 or 1872 |
| Owned and Maintained by | Parke County |
| NBI Number | 6100070[1] |
| WGCB Number | #14-61-17 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
| NRHP Ref# | 78000391 [3] |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
  Location of the Crooks Covered Bridge in Indiana
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 Location of Indiana in the United States
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The Crooks Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss structure that crosses Little Raccoon Creek built in 1855-1856 by Henry Wolf just southeast of Rockville, Indiana. [4]
History
The exact history of this bridge has become hazy with the passing of time. A couple of different sources give varying years as to when certain things may have happened; what is consistent is that the bridge was moved from its original location sometime after 1863 maybe due to the road being abandoned. Some claim that the bridge actually washed downstream to its new location where new abutments were put under it and a road built to it. Still others claim that because the creek changed its course the bridge had to be dismantled and moved. Yet another claim is that General Arthur Patterson, one of the founders of Rockville, had the bridge rebuilt by J.J. Daniels in 1867 after a viewing committee, which included Daniels, recommended it be rebuilt. Daniels also recommended moving the bridge to the Darroch’s Site because it was thought to be safe from flooding. This proved false though when the bridge had to be repaired in 1875 after being damaged by flooding.[2]
Gallery
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/14-61-17.html
- ↑ Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Crooks Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
