Roseville-Coxville Covered Bridge

Roseville Covered Bridge
Roseville Covered Bridge
Coordinates39°39′8.03″N 87°17′37.8″W / 39.6522306°N 87.293833°W / 39.6522306; -87.293833
CarriesC.R. 325W
CrossesBig Raccoon Creek
LocaleRoseville, Indiana, Parke, Indiana, United States
Official nameRoseville Covered Bridge
Other name(s)Coxville Covered Bridge
Named forRoseville, Indiana
Maintained byParke County
NBI Number6100042[1]
Characteristics
DesignNational Register of Historic Places
Total length281 ft (86 m)263ft +9ft overhangs on each end
Width16 ft (4.9 m)[2]
Height12.66 ft (3.86 m)
History
Constructed byJ. J. Daniels
Built1910
Rebuilt1977
MPSParke County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.78000409 [3]
Added to NRHPDec 22, 1978
Location
Map

The Roseville Covered Bridge, also known as the Coxville covered bridge, is southeast of Mecca, Indiana. The double span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1910. This is the third bridge at this location.[4][5]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[3]

  1. ^ "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2016". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02.
  2. ^ "Roseville Covered Bridge (#18)". Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  4. ^ "Roseville Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  5. ^ "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., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.