Union Township Covered Bridge

Union Township Covered Bridge
Coordinates	39°45′13.7″N 87°3′15.9″W[1]
Carries	Plank Road
Crosses	Big Raccoon Creek
Locale	Union Township, Indiana
Other name(s)	Hollandsburg Covered Bridge #1
Named for	Union Township, Parke County
History
Constructed by	J. J. Daniels
Construction end	1851
Closed	1872 Torn Down
Location

The Union Township Covered Bridge was southeast of Hollandsburg, Indiana. The single-span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by J. J. Daniels in 1851 and torn down in 1872 during the rebuilding of the Plank Road into a toll-free road.[2]

History

Construction

This bridge was built when the Plank Road between Indianapolis and Montezuma was put in. The planks soon rotted however and the Parke County Commissioners purchased the road, graveled it, and made it a free road.

Destruction

As part of the renovation of the Plank Road the Parke County Commissioners had the bridge torn down and a new bridge, the Hollandsburg Covered Bridge, built to replace it.

See also

• Parke County Covered Bridges
• Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

References

1. "Union Township Map". Indiana Genealogy Web, Parke County. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
2. "Union Township Covered Bridge". Covered Bridges. Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission. Retrieved 6 March 2015.