West Union Covered Bridge | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Westunionbridge.jpg) West Union Covered Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 39°51′17.75″N 87°20′8.75″W / 39.8549306°N 87.3357639°W |
| Carries | Tow Path Road (C.R. 525W) |
| Crosses | Sugar Creek, Parke County, Indiana |
| Locale | Parke, Indiana, United States |
| Official name | West Union Covered Bridge |
| Named for | West Union, Indiana |
| Maintained by | Parke County |
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| Characteristics | |
| Design | National Register of Historic Places |
| Total length | 337 ft (103 m)310ft +10ft +17ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 17 ft (5.2 m)[2] |
| Height | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | J. J. Daniels |
| Built | 1876 |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000414, 100000869[3] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 |
| Designated NHL | December 23, 2016 |
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The West Union Covered Bridge formerly carried Tow Path Road over Sugar Creek north-northeast of Montezuma, Indiana. The two-span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1876. It is notable for being the longest standing covered bridge in Parke County,[4][5] and one of the nation's best-preserved examples of the Burr truss.[6]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978[3] and was named a National Historic Landmark in 2016.[7]
- ^ "Bridge Information".
- ^ "West Union Covered Bridge (#26)". Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "West Union Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Charles Felkner (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Site map.
- ^ "Draft NHL nomination for West Union Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "Weekly list of actions 2/16/17 to 3/2/17". National Park Service. Retrieved March 8, 2017.