Narrows Covered Bridge
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The Narrows Covered Bridge crosses Sugar Creek at the eastern edge of Turkey Run State Park and is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1882.[3][4]
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The Narrows Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°53′27.68″N 87°11′8.46″W |
Carries | Narrows Road |
Crosses | Sugar Creek, Parke County, Indiana |
Locale | Turkey Run State Park, Parke, Indiana, United States |
Official name | The Narrows Covered Bridge |
Named for | nearby "Narrows" on Sugar Creek. |
Maintained by | State of Indiana Department of Natural Resources |
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Characteristics | |
Design | National Register of Historic Places |
Total length | 137 ft (42 m)121ft +8ft overhangs on each end |
Width | 16.5 ft (5.0 m) |
Height | 12.5 ft (3.8 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | J. A. Britton |
Built | 1882 |
Construction cost | Original Cost $3,400 |
Rebuilt | 1977 |
MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
NRHP reference No. | 78000404[2] |
Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2]