Rush Creek Covered Bridge

Place in Indiana listed on National Register of Historic Places

39°53′55.54″N 87°18′52.75″W / 39.8987611°N 87.3146528°W / 39.8987611; -87.3146528CarriesC.R. 900NCrossesRush CreekLocaleParke, Indiana, United StatesOfficial nameRush Creek Covered BridgeNamed forRush CreekMaintained byParke CountyNBI Number6100154^[1]CharacteristicsDesignNational Register of Historic PlacesTotal length95 ft (29 m)77ft +9ft overhangs on each endWidth16 ft (4.9 m)Height12.5 ft (3.8 m)HistoryConstructed byHendricks, WilliamBuilt1904Rebuilt1977

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

MPSParke County Covered Bridges TRNRHP reference No.78000410^[2]Added to NRHPDec 22, 1978 Location Map

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.^[3]^[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[2]

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.

Gallery

Rush Creek Covered Bridge, circa 1990

References

^ "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2016". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Rush Creek Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Charles Felkner (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.

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