WayfarrowCrooks Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Crooks Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Parke County, Indiana, described in its record as place in Indiana listed on National Register of Historic Places. Indiana has 103 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 36 of them in Parke County.
It crosses Little Raccoon Creek; it is about 154 feet long (13th longest of 44 measured in Indiana).
Status check, 2026-11: Built by Henry Wolf in 1856 (some sources say 1860) and moved and rebuilt in 1867 or 1872; it is 132 ft long plus 11-ft overhangs at each end. The record's 1855 date isn't supported. Crooks Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.7241° N, 87.1892° W.
Key facts
| Crosses | Little Raccoon Creek |
|---|---|
| Length | 154 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.72414, -87.18923 |
Nearby places
- McAllister Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 1 mi
- Neet Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 1.6 mi
- Leatherwood Station Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.5 mi
- Billie Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.7 mi
- Beeson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.9 mi
- Nevins Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3 mi
- Waltonghost town · Parke County · 4.4 mi
- State Sanitorium Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.6 mi
- Bridgeton Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.2 mi
- Catlin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.3 mi
- Conley's Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.4 mi
- Zacke Cox Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.5 mi
Questions
Where is Crooks Covered Bridge?
Crooks Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.7241, -87.1892.
How many covered bridges are in Parke County?
Parke County, Indiana has 36 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.