Bridgeton Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°38′57.82″N 87°10′34.43″W / 39.6493944°N 87.1762306°W |
Carries | Pedestrian traffic |
Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek |
Locale | Bridgeton, Indiana |
Official name | Bridgeton Bridge |
Named for | Bridgeton, Indiana |
Characteristics | |
Design | Burr arch truss bridge |
Material | Sandstone block (foundations) |
Trough construction | Wood |
Pier construction | Unknown |
Total length | 267 ft (81.4 m) (includes 11 ft (3.4 m) overhangs on each end) |
Width | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Longest span | 122.5 ft (37.3 m) |
No. of spans | 2 |
Piers in water | 1 |
Clearance above | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
History | |
Designer |
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Constructed by | Dan Collom & local community |
Construction cost | $125,000 |
Opened | October 1, 2006 |
Location | |
Bridgeton Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°38′56″N 87°10′34″W / 39.649°N 87.176°W |
Carries | Bridgeton Road Bridge bypassed in 1967 |
Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek |
Locale | Bridgeton, Indiana |
Official name | Bridgeton Bridge |
Named for | Bridgeton, Indiana |
WGCB # | 14-61-04[2] |
Characteristics | |
Design | Burr arch truss bridge |
Material | Sandstone block (foundations) |
Trough construction | Wood |
Pier construction | Unknown |
Total length | 267 ft (81.4 m) (includes 11 ft (3.4 m) overhangs on each end) |
Width | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Longest span | 122.5 ft (37.3 m) |
No. of spans | 2 |
Piers in water | 1 |
Clearance above | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
History | |
Construction cost | $10,200 |
Bridgeton Covered Bridge (#8) | |
Built | 1868 |
Built by | J. J. Daniels |
Demolished | April 28, 2005 | (Arson)
Website | Bridgeton Bridge |
Part of | Parke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193) |
NRHP reference No. | 78000386[3] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 |
The first Bridgeton covered bridge was a double-span Burr Arch bridge built in 1868 by a crew led by J. J. Daniels. It was closed to traffic in 1967. It was built to replace two prior open wooden bridges that had fallen in.[4] After its destruction by fire, it was replaced in 2006 by a reproduction.