WayfarrowRush Creek Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Rush Creek 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 1904, in the early 20th century, making it the 63rd oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date.
Status check, 2026-11: Single-span Burr arch bridge built by William Hendricks. Length is unclear: the NRHP form says 77 ft, but Wikipedia gives 95 ft total including 9 ft overhangs at each end. Rush Creek Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.8988° N, 87.3147° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.89876, -87.31465 |
Nearby places
- Marshall Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 1.2 mi
- Jackson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.1 mi
- Mill Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.5 mi
- Bowsher Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 2.9 mi
- West Union Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3.2 mi
- Harrison Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3.2 mi
- JH Russell Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3.4 mi
- Wilkins Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.3 mi
- Cox Ford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 4.9 mi
- Pottertownghost town · Parke County · 5.5 mi
- Newport Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Vermillion County · 6.3 mi
- Narrows Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.9 mi
Questions
Where is Rush Creek Covered Bridge?
Rush Creek Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.8988, -87.3147.
How many covered bridges are in Parke County?
Parke County, Indiana has 36 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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- National Register of Historic Places — National Register of Historic Places record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
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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.