Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge | ||
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Clearance above 13.5 ft (4.1 m) | | |
Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#39) | ||
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| Built | 1915 | |
| Built by | Eugene Britton | |
| Website | Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32) | |
| Part of | Parke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193) | |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000385 [2] | |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 | |
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The Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge is a single span
History
Elmer Garrard won the bid to build this bridge but needed the Britton families expertise. Eugene Britton was contracted and credited as the builder.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2]
Gallery
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Bowsher Ford Bridge in the mid-1990s.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
- Parke County Covered Bridges
- Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
References
- ^ a b c "The Bowsher Ford Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#39) (#78000384)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32)". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Parke County Covered Bridge Festival Archived 2020-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Official website
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