Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge

Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
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Coordinates39°55′47.17″N 87°21′6.38″W / 39.9297694°N 87.3517722°W / 39.9297694; -87.3517722
CarriesBowsher Road
CrossesMill Creek
Locale2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Tangier,
Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana
Official nameBowsher Ford Bridge
Named forBowsher Ford
Maintained byParke County
WGCB #14-61-33[1]
Characteristics
DesignBurr arch truss bridge
MaterialConcrete (foundations)
Trough constructionWood
Total 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 spans1
Clearance above13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#39)
Location of Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge is located in Parke County, Indiana
Location of Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
Location of Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
Location of Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge is located in Indiana
Location of Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
Location of Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
Location of Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Location of Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
Location of Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
Built1915
Built byEugene Britton
WebsiteBowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32)
Part ofParke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193)
NRHP reference No.78000385 [2]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1978
Location
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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'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]

  • Bowsher Ford Bridge in the mid-1990s.
    Bowsher Ford Bridge in the mid-1990s.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Bowsher Ford Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32)". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "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.

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