Bridgeton Covered Bridge

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Bridgeton Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bridgeton Covered Bridge (Indiana)
Bridgeton Covered Bridge
Location: Bridgeton, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°38′57.82″N 87°10′34.43″W / 39.6493944, -87.1762306Coordinates: 39°38′57.82″N 87°10′34.43″W / 39.6493944, -87.1762306
Built/Founded: 1868
Architect: Daniels,J. J.
Architectural style(s): Other
Added to NRHP: December 22, 1978
NRHP Reference#: 78000386 [1]
MPS: Parke County Covered Bridges TR
Governing body: Local

The Bridgeton Covered Bridge is a 245-foot (75 m) long double span Burr Arch bridge built in 1868 by J.J. Daniels. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1968. [2]

The Bridgeton covered bridge was burned by an arson on April 28 2005 and rebuilt in 2006. [3] [4]


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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ Parke County - Covered Bridge Capital of the World
  3. ^ Rebuilding the Bridgeton Covered Bridge - BridgetonIndiana.com
  4. ^ Wabash Men Join Community in Rebuilding Covered Bridge
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