| Coordinates: | 39.6629°N -87.0807°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Official Name: | Big Rocky Fork Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Name: | Murphy Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Named For: | Big Rocky Fork Creek | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Carries: | C.R. 720 (Greencastle Road) (Bypassed 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Crosses: | Big Rocky Fork Creek | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale: | southeast of Mansfield, Jackson Township, Parke County, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Maint: | Parke County Park Department | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Id: | 14-61-01[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Design: | Burr arch truss bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Material: | Hewn limestone block (foundations) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Material1: | Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Length: | (includeds overhangs on each end) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number Spans: | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost: | $1,475 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge is located southeast of Mansfield, Indiana, on County Road 720 and about east of State Road 59, in Parke County.
The length of the bridge is which includes the 8feet overhang at each end. This single span Burr Arch Truss structure was finished on September 7, 1900, by J. J. Daniels, for $1,475.50, and named for the creek that it crosses. The foundations is built from hewn limestone blocks.[2]
The road bypassed this structure in 1987.[3] Though no historical marker is in place, the Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The area around this bridge was known to be a favorite hideout for the infamous John Dillinger.