Harry Evans Covered Bridge Explained
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| Coordinates: | 39.6621°N -87.2945°W |
| Official Name: | Harry Evans Covered Bridge |
| Named For: | Harry Evans |
| Carries: | C.R. 325W |
| Crosses: | Rock Run (Indiana) |
| Locale: | Florida Township, Indiana, Parke, Indiana, United States |
| Id: | 14-61-10 [1] |
| Design: | Burr arch truss bridge[2] |
| Material: | Concrete (foundations) |
| Material1: | Wood |
| Length: | (includeds overhangs on each end) |
| Number Spans: | 1 |
| Extra: | | Embed: | yes | | Harry Evans Covered Bridge (#19) | | Nrhp Type: | nrhp | | Nrhp Type2: | cp | | Partof: | Parke County Covered Bridges TR | | Partof Refnum: | 64000193 | | Map Label: | Location of Harry Evans Covered Bridge | | Added: | December 22, 1978 | | Refnum: | 78000392 | | Designated Other1 Num Position: | both | | Designated Other2 Num Position: | both | | Designated Other3 Num Position: | both |
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The Harry Evans Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss structure that crosses Rock Run built in 1908 by J.A. Britton north of Coxville, Indiana[3] USA.
History
The story goes that one of the former neighbors of the bridge was incensed over naming the bridge after a local resident, Harry Evans. He claimed that because Harry lived at the top of the hill that it was named after another Evans who lived in the valley. However, county records show that Harry Evans owned the land near the bridge. The land stayed in the Evans name until the 1960s.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The hills near the bridge are riddled with numerous, and dangerous, old coal mines.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Harry Evans Bridge . Indiana Covered Bridge Society . 1 July 2021.
- Web site: Harry Evans Covered Bridge (#19) . Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission . 25 November 2019.
- Web site: Harry Evans Covered Bridge (#19). coveredbridges.com. Parke County Incorporated /Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. 25 November 2019.
- Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database . 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.
