| Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge | |
|---|---|
 East portal Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 39°55′47.17″N 87°21′6.38″W / 39.9297694°N 87.3517722°W / 39.9297694; -87.3517722 |
| Carries | Bowsher Road |
| Crosses | Mill Creek |
| Locale | 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Tangier, Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana |
| Official name | Bowsher Ford Bridge |
| Named for | Bowsher Ford |
| Maintained by | Parke County |
| WGCB # | 14-61-33 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Burr arch truss bridge |
| Material | Concrete (foundations) |
| Trough construction | Wood |
| Total length | 92 ft (28.0 m) (includes 10 ft (3.0 m) overhangs on each end) |
| Width | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Longest span | 72 ft (21.9 m) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Clearance above | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
| Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#39) | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
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| Built | 1915 |
| Built by | Eugene Britton |
| Website | Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32) |
| Part of | Parke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000385 |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 |
| Location | |
The Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch truss covered bridge structure that was built by J.A. Britton's son, Eugene Britton, in 1915.
History
Elmer Garrard won the bid to build this bridge but needed the Britton families expertise. Eugene Britton was contracted and credited as the builder.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Gallery
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Bowsher Ford Bridge in the mid-1990s.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
- Parke County Covered Bridges
- Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
References
- ^ "The Bowsher Ford Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "National Register Information System – Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#39) (#78000384)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- "Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32)". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "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.
External links
Media related to Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Parke County Covered Bridge Festival Archived 2020-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Official website
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