Zacke Cox Covered Bridge Explained

Zacke Cox Covered Bridge
Official Name:Zacke Cox Covered Bridge
Named For:Zachariah M. Cox
Coordinates:39.6951°N -87.286°W
Locale:Parke, Indiana, United States
Carries:Tickridge Road
Crosses:Rock Run Creek
Id Type:NBI Number
Id:6100051[1]
Design:National Register of Historic Places
Length:72feet54ft +9ft overhangs on each end
Width:15feet[2]
Height:14feet
Built:1908
Rebuilt:1989, 1991 $6,000, 2002
Extra:
Embed:yes
Added:December 22, 1978
Refnum:78000416
Mpsub:Parke County Covered Bridges TR

The Zacke Cox Covered Bridge is east of Mecca, Indiana. The single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1908.[3] [4]

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

History

Zachariah M. Cox was born in almost due north of this bridge in Coloma in 1857. His father was E.T. Cox and his family was quite prominent in Parke County with various family members owning nearly 1000 acres of land near the bridge.

Northwest of the mine is an old clay strip mine and coal and slate outcroppings can be viewed south of the bridge.

This bridge, along with the Harry Evans Covered Bridge and the Weisner Covered Bridge, all built by J.A. Britton, lack the traditional Britton Portals. Instead, they have a more semi-arched portal that more resembles the Hendricks Portals of the Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge or the Rush Creek Covered Bridge.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bridge Information . June 30, 2021 . LTBP InfoBridge . U.S. Department of Transportation.
  2. Web site: Zacke Cox Covered Bridge (#20) . January 17, 2015 . Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission.
  3. Web site: Zacke Cox Covered Bridge . October 18, 2012 . Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission.
  4. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . June 1, 2016 . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District. June 1, 2016. Charles Felkner. December 1977., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.
  5. Web site: The Wilkins Mill Bridge . June 30, 2021 . Indiana Covered Bridge Society.

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