Sim Smith Covered Bridge

Sims Smith Covered Bridge
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Coordinates	39°46′24.75″N 87°19′52.20″W
Carries	C.R. W40N
Crosses	Leatherwood Creek, Indiana
Locale	Parke, Indiana, United States
Official name	Sims Smith Covered Bridge
Named for	Simeon Smith
Maintained by	Parke County
NBI Number	6100060[1]
Characteristics
Design	National Register of Historic Places
Total length	102 ft (31 m)84ft +9ft overhangs on each end
Width	16 ft (4.9 m)
Height	14 ft (4.3 m)
History
Constructed by	Britton, J.A.
Built	1883
Rebuilt	1977
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	Parke County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.	78000411[2]
Added to NRHP	Dec 22, 1978
Location

The Sim Smith Covered Bridge is east of Montezuma, Indiana. The single span Burr Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1883. The bridge is 101 feet (31 m) long, 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, and 14 feet (4.3 m) high.[3][4]

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

Gallery

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  Detail of Burr Arch and King Posts
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  Detail of Abutment

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
• Parke County Covered Bridges
• Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

References

1. "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2016". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
3. "Sim Smith Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
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.

External links

• Media related to Sim Smith Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons