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Bowsher Ford Bridge
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Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
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| Nearest city: | Rockville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates: | 39°55′47.44″N 87°21′6.43″W / 39.9298444°N 87.3517861°WCoordinates: 39°55′47.44″N 87°21′6.43″W / 39.9298444°N 87.3517861°W |
| Built: | 1915 |
| Architect: | Britton,Eugene |
| Architectural style: | Other |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78000385 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 22, 1978 |
The Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1915. It is 92 feet (28 m) long, 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, and 13.5 feet (4.1 m) high.[2]
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Bowsher Ford Bridge in the mid-1990s.
See also [edit]
- List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
- Parke County Covered Bridges
- Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
References [edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ "Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
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