Crooks Covered Bridge
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The Crooks Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss structure that crosses Little Raccoon Creek built in 1855-1856 by Henry Wolf just southeast of Rockville, Indiana.[4]
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Crooks Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°43′26.75″N 87°11′22.5″W |
Carries | Crooks Bridge Road (Main road bypasses covered bridge, bridge open to traffic) |
Crosses | Little Raccoon Creek |
Locale | Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana |
Official name | Crooks Covered Bridge |
Other name(s) | Walker Adams Bridge, Darroch's Lost Bridge |
Owner | Parke County |
Maintained by | Parke County |
WGCB # | 14-61-17 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Design | Burr arch truss bridge[2] |
Material | Hewn stone (foundations) |
Trough construction | Wood |
Total length | 154 ft (46.9 m) (includes 11 ft (3.4 m) overhangs on each end) |
Width | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Longest span | 132 ft (40.2 m) |
No. of spans | 1 |
Load limit | 4 short tons (3.6 t; 8,000 lb) |
Clearance above | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
History | |
Construction cost | $1,200 or $5,900 |
Rebuilt | 1867 or 1872 |
Crooks Covered Bridge (#12) | |
Built | 1856 (1856) or 1860 (1860) |
Built by | Henry Wolf |
Website | Crooks Bridge |
Part of | Parke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193) |
NRHP reference No. | 78000391 [3] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 |
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