Mecca Covered Bridge Explained
| Mecca Covered Bridge |
| Official Name: | Mecca Covered Bridge |
| Coordinates: | 39.7291°N -87.3249°W |
| Locale: | Mecca, Indiana, Parke, Indiana, United States |
| Carries: | Closed to vehicle traffic |
| Crosses: | Big Raccoon Creek, Indiana |
| Id Type: | WGCB Number |
| Id: | - 14-61-13[1]
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| Design: | National Register of Historic Places |
| Length: | 176feet150ft +13ft overhangs on each end |
| Width: | 17feet |
| Height: | 12.5feet |
| Built: | 1873 |
| Cost: | Original Cost $7,650 |
| Rebuilt: | 1980 |
| Extra: | | | Embed: | yes | | Added: | Dec 22, 1978 | | Refnum: | 78000401 | | Mpsub: | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
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The Mecca Covered Bridge crossing Big Raccoon Creek East of Mecca, Indiana is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by J. J. Daniels in 1873. The bridge is long, wide, and high.[2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Bridge Information.
- Web site: Mecca Covered Bridge (#21) . coveredbridges.com . Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission . 2012-10-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419094513/http://www.coveredbridges.com/index.php/poi_detail?poiID=46 . 2012-04-19 .
- 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. and Site map.
