Bridgeton Covered Bridge

Bridgeton Covered Bridge

Infobox_nrhp | name =Bridgeton Bridge
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caption =
location= Bridgeton, Indiana
lat_degrees = 39 | lat_minutes = 38 | lat_seconds = 57.82 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 87 | long_minutes = 10 | long_seconds = 34.43 | long_direction = W
locmapin = Indiana
area =
built =1868
architect= Daniels,J. J.
architecture= Other
added = December 22, 1978
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Parke County Covered Bridges TR
refnum=78000386 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The first Bridgeton Covered Bridge was a convert|245|ft|m|sing=on long double span Burr Arch bridge built in 1868 by a crew led by J.J. Daniels. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1968. [ [http://www.parkecounty.com/attractions/bridge.asp?id=10&catid=7 Parke County - Covered Bridge Capital of the World ] ] The first Bridgeton Covered Bridge was burned by an arsonist on April 28, 2005.

The second Bridgeton Covered Bridge was built in 2006 by local citizens and the state of Indiana. [ [http://www.bridgetonindiana.com/attractions/new_coveredbridge.htm Rebuilding the Bridgeton Covered Bridge - BridgetonIndiana.com ] ] [ [http://www.wabash.edu/news/displaystory.cfm?news_ID=3614 Wabash Men Join Community in Rebuilding Covered Bridge ] ]

[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.6496+N+87.17610W&t=k&hl=en&ll=39.6496,-87.17610&spn=0.005,0.005&t=k Google Map]

ee also

* List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
* Parke County Covered Bridges
* Bridgeton, Indiana
* Bridgeton Historic District
* Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

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