Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge

Bridge in Parke County, Indiana

39°55′47.17″N 87°21′6.38″W / 39.9297694°N 87.3517722°W / 39.9297694; -87.3517722CarriesBowsher RoadCrossesMill CreekLocale2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Tangier,
Liberty Township, Parke County, IndianaOfficial nameBowsher Ford BridgeNamed forBowsher FordMaintained byParke CountyWGCB #14-61-33^[1]CharacteristicsDesignBurr arch truss bridgeMaterialConcrete (foundations)Trough constructionWoodTotal length92 ft (28.0 m) (includes 10 ft (3.0 m) overhangs on each end)Width16 ft (4.9 m)Longest span72 ft (21.9 m)No. of spans1Clearance above13.5 ft (4.1 m)

Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#39)

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Built1915Built byEugene BrittonWebsiteBowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32)Part ofParke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193)NRHP reference No.78000385 ^[2]Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1978 Location Map

The Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch truss covered bridge structure that was built by J.A. Britton's son, Eugene Britton, in 1915.^[1]^[3]^[4]

History

Elmer Garrard won the bid to build this bridge but needed the Britton families expertise. Eugene Britton was contracted and credited as the builder.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[2]

Gallery

Bowsher Ford Bridge in the mid-1990s.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Bowsher Ford Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System – Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#39) (#78000384)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
^ "Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32)". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Charles Felkner (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.

External links

Media related to Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

Parke County Covered Bridge Festival Archived 2020-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
Official website

Parke County Covered Bridges

Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

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