Rush Creek Covered Bridge Explained

Rush Creek Covered Bridge

Official Name:

Rush Creek Covered Bridge

Named For:

Rush Creek

Coordinates:

39.8988°N -87.3147°W

Locale:

Parke, Indiana, United States

Carries:

C.R. 900N

Crosses:

Rush Creek

Id Type:

NBI Number

Id:

6100154^[1]

Design:

National Register of Historic Places

Length:

95feet77ft +9ft overhangs on each end

Width:

16feet

Height:

12.5feet

Builder:

Hendricks, William

Built:

1904

Rebuilt:

1977

Extra:


Embed:	yes
Added:	Dec 22, 1978
Refnum:	78000410
Mpsub:	Parke County Covered Bridges TR

The Rush Creek Covered Bridge is south of Tangier, Indiana. The single span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by William Hendricks in 1904.^[2] ^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

History

This is the first of three bridges that would be built by William Hendricks. The other two are Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge, 1906, and Mill Creek Covered Bridge, 1907. All three are of similar construction with very shallow portals.

Notes and References

Web site: National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2016 . nationalbridges.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20190202222633/http://www.nationalbridges.com/ . 2019-02-02 .
Web site: Rush Creek Covered Bridge . Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission . 2012-10-18.
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.

Rush Creek Covered Bridge Explained

History

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Notes and References