Hargrave Covered Bridge

Hargrave Covered Bridge
Bridge
Official name: Hargrave Covered Bridge
Named for: A.A. Hargrave
Country  United States
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°W / 39.7747278; -87.0391861Coordinates: 39°46′29.02″N 87°2′21.07″W / 39.7747278°N 87.0391861°W / 39.7747278; -87.0391861 [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
Location of Indiana in the United States

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

  1. "Union Township Map". Indiana Genealogy Web, Parke County. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. "Hargrave Covered Bridge". coveredbridges.com. Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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