Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge Explained
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| Coordinates: | 39.9298°N -87.3518°W |
| Official Name: | Bowsher Ford Bridge |
| Named For: | Bowsher Ford |
| Carries: | Bowsher Road |
| Crosses: | Mill Creek |
| Locale: | northwest of Tangier,
Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana |
| Maint: | Parke County |
| Id: | 14-61-33[1] |
| Design: | Burr arch truss bridge |
| Material: | Concrete (foundations) |
| Material1: | Wood |
| Length: | (includes overhangs on each end) |
| Number Spans: | 1 |
| Extra: | | Embed: | yes | | Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#39) | | Nrhp Type: | nrhp | | Nrhp Type2: | cp | | Partof: | Parke County Covered Bridges TR | | Partof Refnum: | 64000193 | | Map Label: | Location of Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge | | Built: | 1915 | | Builder: | Eugene Britton | | Added: | December 22, 1978 | | Refnum: | 78000385 |
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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.[2] [3]
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.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Bowsher Ford Bridge . Indiana Covered Bridge Society . 1 July 2021.
- Web site: Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32) . Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission . 25 November 2019.
- Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District. 2016-06-01. Charles Felkner. December 1977., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.
