Jackson Covered Bridge | |
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 Jackson Covered Bridge c. 2009 | |
| Coordinates | 39°52′48.09″N 87°16′56.63″W / 39.8800250°N 87.2823972°W |
| Carries | Bloomingdale Road (C.R.25) |
| Crosses | Sugar Creek, Parke County, Indiana |
| Locale | Rockport, Parke, Indiana, United States |
| Official name | Jackson Covered Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Rockport Bridge or Wright's Mill Bridge |
| Named for | Andrew Jackson |
| Maintained by | Parke County |
| WGCB # | 14-61-28[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double Burr arch truss bridge, double king post[2] |
| Material | Hewn stone (foundations) |
| Trough construction | Wood |
| Total length | 225 ft (68.6 m) (includes 9 ft (2.7 m) overhangs on each end) |
| Width | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Longest span | 207 ft (63.1 m) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Clearance above | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $8,000 plus subscriptions |
Jackson Covered Bridge (#19) | |
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| Built | 1861 |
| Built by | J. J. Daniels |
| Website | Jackson Bridge |
| Part of | Parke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000393 [3] |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 |
| Location | |
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The Jackson Covered Bridge also known as the Rockport Covered Bridge is located in the 'forgotten town' of Rockport, northwest of Bloomingdale, Parke County, Indiana, USA.
- ^ "The Jackson Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Jackson Covered Bridge (#28)". Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System – Jackson Bridge (#28) (#78000393)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2019.