Hargrave Covered Bridge
| Hargrave Covered Bridge | |
| Bridge | |
| Official name: Hargrave Covered Bridge | |
| Named for: A.A. Hargrave | |
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Indiana |
| County | Parke |
| Township | Union |
| Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek |
| Coordinates | 39°46′29.02″N 87°2′21.07″W / 39.7747278°N 87.0391861°WCoordinates: 39°46′29.02″N 87°2′21.07″W / 39.7747278°N 87.0391861°W [1] |
| Builder | Daniels, J.J. (Unconfirmed) |
| Design | Burr Arch truss single-span bridge |
| Material | Wood |
| Built | 1847 |
| Destruction | 1913 Flood |
  Location of the Hargrave Bridge in Indiana
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 Location of Indiana in the United States
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The Hargrave Covered Bridge was west of Portland Mills, Indiana. The single-span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by J.J. Daniels in 1913 and destroyed by a flood in 1913.[2]
History
The bridge was named after A.A. Hargrave, a Rockville editor who lived to be over 100 years old. Exact record of the bridges construction have been lost. A photo of the bridge before it was destroyed show the construction date of 1847 but the builder's name is too blurry to make out. The portals are of the same style as the Jackson Covered Bridge built by Daniels. The Great Flood of 1913 that also claimed and damaged several other bridges in the county claimed this bridge also. It was later replaced with the Harbison Covered Bridge in 1916.
See also
References
- ↑ "Union Township Map". Indiana Genealogy Web, Parke County. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Hargrave Covered Bridge". coveredbridges.com. Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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