WayfarrowSim Smith Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Parke County, Indiana
Sim Smith 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 1883, in the late 19th century, making it the 43rd oldest of the 87 in Indiana with a recorded construction date.
Status check, 2026-11: Single-span Burr arch bridge over Leatherwood Creek near Montezuma built by J.A. Britton and still open to traffic; total length is given as 101 or 102 ft (about 84 ft without the overhangs), so no single figure is confirmed. Sim Smith Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.7735° N, 87.3312° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1883 |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.77354, -87.33117 |
Nearby places
- Phillips Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 0.5 mi
- Melcher Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 1.1 mi
- Melcherghost town · Parke County · 1.4 mi
- Early Stationghost town · Vermillion County · 3 mi
- Mecca Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 3.1 mi
- Montezuma Stationghost town · Vermillion County · 3.3 mi
- Catlin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.1 mi
- Pottertownghost town · Parke County · 5.4 mi
- Harrison Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.6 mi
- West Union Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.6 mi
- Zacke Cox Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 5.9 mi
- Leatherwood Station Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Parke County · 6.6 mi
Questions
Where is Sim Smith Covered Bridge?
Sim Smith Covered Bridge is in Parke County, Indiana, at 39.7735, -87.3312.
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.