Melcher Covered Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 39°47′20.76″N 87°20′6.35″W / 39.7891000°N 87.3350972°W |
| Carries | Strawberry Road |
| Crosses | Leatherwood Creek, Indiana |
| Locale | Parke, Indiana, United States |
| Official name | Melcher Covered Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Klondyke Bridge, Marion Bridge, and Leatherwood Bridge |
| Named for | Melcher Railroad Station |
| Maintained by | Parke County |
| NBI Number | 6100140[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | National Register of Historic Places |
| Total length | 97 ft (30 m)83ft +7ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 16 ft (4.9 m)[2] |
| Height | 12.5 ft (3.8 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | J. J. Daniels |
| Built | 1896 |
| Rebuilt | 1977 |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000402 [3] |
| Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
| Location | |
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The Melcher Covered Bridge, also known as the "Klondyke Covered Bridge", "Marion Covered Bridge", or the "Leatherwood Covered Bridge" crosses Leatherwood Creek east of Montezuma, Indiana, and is a single-span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1896.[2][4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[3]
- ^ "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2012". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12.
- ^ a b "Melcher Covered Bridge (#24)". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ a b "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.