WayfarrowPortland Mills Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Portland Mills 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 1856, in the Civil War era, making it the 6th oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date; it crosses Little Raccoon Creek; it is about 146 feet long (16th longest of 44 measured in Indiana).
Status check, 2026-11: 130-ft Burr arch span plus 8-ft overhangs at each end; moved in 1960–61 from Big Raccoon Creek to Little Raccoon Creek to replace the burned Dooley Station Bridge, and reopened after restoration in 1996. Portland Mills Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.8607° N, 87.0888° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1856 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Little Raccoon Creek |
| Length | 146 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.86074, -87.08879 |
Nearby places
- Lusks Millsghost town · Parke County · 5.4 mi
- Narrows Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.5 mi
- Deer's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Montgomery County · 6.1 mi
- State Sanitorium Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.3 mi
- Hargrave Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.5 mi
- Cox Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.4 mi
- Hollandsburg Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 7.6 mi
- Wilkins Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 8.1 mi
- JH Russell Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 9 mi
- Wallace Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fountain County · 9.1 mi
- Beeson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 9.2 mi
- Billie Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 9.3 mi
Questions
Where is Portland Mills Covered Bridge?
Portland Mills Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.8607, -87.0888.
How many covered bridges are in Parke County?
Parke County, Indiana has 36 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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