WayfarrowNevins Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Nevins 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 1920, in the interwar years, making it the 84th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Little Raccoon Creek; it is about 169 feet long (11th longest of 44 measured in Indiana).
Status check, 2026-11: Last historic covered bridge built in Parke County (J. A. Britton & Son); its 155 ft span plus 7 ft overhangs gives about 169 ft (one source says 168.9); still standing but storm-damaged in 2026 and named a top repair priority, with the county seeking FEMA funds. Nevins Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.6846° N, 87.2125° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Little Raccoon Creek |
| Length | 169 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.68456, -87.21247 |
Nearby places
- Neet Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 1.4 mi
- McAllister Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.1 mi
- Crooks Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3 mi
- Bridgeton Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3.1 mi
- Waltonghost town · Parke County · 3.5 mi
- Jeffries Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3.8 mi
- Zacke Cox Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4 mi
- Thorpe Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.4 mi
- Conley's Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.6 mi
- Harry Evans Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.6 mi
- Roseville-Coxville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.9 mi
- Leatherwood Station Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.1 mi
Questions
Where is Nevins Covered Bridge?
Nevins Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.6846, -87.2125.
How many covered bridges are in Parke County?
Parke County, Indiana has 36 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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