Mansfield Covered Bridge | |
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.jpg) Mansfield Covered Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 39°40′32.25″N 87°6′6.4″W / 39.6756250°N 87.101778°W |
| Carries | Martin Road (C.R. 145) |
| Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek |
| Locale | Mansfield, Indiana, Parke, Indiana, United States |
| Official name | Mansfield Covered Bridge |
| Named for | Mansfield, Indiana |
| Maintained by | Parke County |
| NBI Number | 6100089[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | National Register of Historic Places |
| Total length | 279 ft (85 m)247ft +16ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 16 ft (4.9 m)[2] |
| Height | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Load limit | 10 tons |
| History | |
| Constructed by | J. J. Daniels |
| Built | September 4, 1867 |
| Rebuilt | 1990 |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000399[3] |
| Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
| Location | |
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The Mansfield Covered Bridge is a Double Burr Arch double span truss bridge located on Mansfield Road (historic) and Big Raccoon Creek in Mansfield southeast of Rockville in Parke County, Indiana. Built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1867 at a cost of $12,200. At 279 ft (85 m) it is the second longest covered bridge left in Parke County. This Historic Site rest on land provided by Indiana DNR, of Parke County, Indiana and is open to the public all year. [2][4]
- ^ "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2012". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12.
- ^ a b "Mansfield Covered Bridge (#5)". coveredbridges.com. Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "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. and Site map.