Parke County - Jackson Covered Bridge - 14-61-28 The Jackson Bridge is the oldest and longest surviving example of the work of J.J. Daniels, a prolific Indiana bridge builder, who built nearly sixty covered bridges in Indiana between 1855 and 1900. With a span of 207', the Jackson Bridge is the third longest single-span covered bridge in the United States, and the longest single span covered bridge that still carries vehicular traffic. The Jackson Bridge is a single-span Burr arch truss covered bridge on cut and dressed stone masonry abutments. The overall length of the bridge is 225 feet with a reported clear span of 200 feet. The truss is approximately 19 feet high from the bottom of the lower chord to the top of the upper chord, and 21 feet wide overall, with a 16 feet roadway.
Parke County - Marshall Covered Bridge - 14-61-32 The Marshall Covered Bridge is a single span Burr arch truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton & Son in 1917. The bridge is 74 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 14 feet high. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Bridge # 14-61-31 The Rush Creek Covered Bridge is south of Tangier, Indiana. The single span Burr arch covered bridge structure was built by William Hendricks in 1904. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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