Sim Smith Covered Bridge

Place in Indiana listed on National Register of Historic Places

39°46′24.75″N 87°19′52.20″W / 39.7735417°N 87.3311667°W / 39.7735417; -87.3311667CarriesC.R. W40NCrossesLeatherwood Creek, IndianaLocaleParke, Indiana, United StatesOfficial nameSims Smith Covered BridgeNamed forSimeon SmithMaintained byParke CountyNBI Number6100060^[1]CharacteristicsDesignNational Register of Historic PlacesTotal length102 ft (31 m)84ft +9ft overhangs on each endWidth16 ft (4.9 m)Height14 ft (4.3 m)HistoryConstructed byBritton, J.A.Built1883Rebuilt1977

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

MPSParke County Covered Bridges TRNRHP reference No.78000411^[2]Added to NRHPDec 22, 1978 Location Map

The Sim Smith Covered Bridge is east of Montezuma, Indiana. The single span Burr Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1883. The bridge is 101 feet (31 m) long, 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, and 14 feet (4.3 m) high.^[3]^[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[2]

Gallery

Detail of Burr Arch and King Posts
Detail of Abutment

References

^ "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2016". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Sim Smith Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Charles Felkner (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.

External links

Media related to Sim Smith Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

Parke County Covered Bridges

Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

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