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Mansfield Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana

Mansfield Covered Bridge, Indiana. Roof restoration has begun (2006)
Mansfield Covered Bridge, Indiana. Roof restoration has begun (2006) · Chris Light (talk) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Mansfield 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 was built in 1867, in the Civil War era, making it the 10th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Big Raccoon Creek.

Status check, 2026-11: J.J. Daniels double-span Burr Arch bridge, completed September 4, 1867; reported lengths are 247 ft, 274.9 ft and 279 ft depending on whether overhangs are counted. Mansfield Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.6764° N, 87.1022° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1867
CrossesBig Raccoon Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.67639, -87.10222

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Questions

Where is Mansfield Covered Bridge?

Mansfield Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.6764, -87.1022.

How many covered bridges are in Parke County?

Parke County, Indiana has 36 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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