Sim Smith Covered Bridge Explained
| Sims Smith Covered Bridge |
| Official Name: | Sims Smith Covered Bridge |
| Named For: | Simeon Smith |
| Coordinates: | 39.7735°N -87.3312°W |
| Locale: | Parke, Indiana, United States |
| Carries: | C.R. W40N |
| Crosses: | Leatherwood Creek, Indiana |
| Id Type: | NBI Number |
| Id: | 6100060[1] |
| Design: | National Register of Historic Places |
| Length: | 102feet84ft +9ft overhangs on each end |
| Width: | 16feet |
| Height: | 14feet |
| Built: | 1883 |
| Rebuilt: | 1977 |
| Extra: | | | Embed: | yes | | Added: | Dec 22, 1978 | | Refnum: | 78000411 | | Mpsub: | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
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The Sim Smith Covered Bridge is east of Montezuma, Indiana. The single span Burr Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1883. 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: National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2016 . nationalbridges.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20190202222633/http://www.nationalbridges.com/ . 2019-02-02 .
- Web site: Sim Smith Covered Bridge . Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission . 2012-10-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419095132/http://www.coveredbridges.com/index.php/poi_detail?poiID=48 . 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., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.
