Mecca Covered Bridge
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Mecca Covered Bridge | |
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| Carries | Closed to vehicle traffic |
| Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek, Indiana |
| Locale | Mecca, Indiana, United States |
| Official name | Mecca Covered Bridge |
| Named for | Mecca, Indiana |
| Maintained by | Parke County |
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| Characteristics | |
| Design | National Register of Historic Places |
| Total length | 176 ft (54 m)150ft +13ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 17 ft (5.2 m)[2] |
| Height | 12.5 ft (3.8 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | J. J. Daniels |
| Built | 1873 |
| Construction cost | Original Cost $7,650 |
| Rebuilt | 1980 |
Mecca Covered Bridge | |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000401 [3] |
| Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
| Location | |
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The Mecca Covered Bridge crossing Big Raccoon Creek East of Mecca, Indiana is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by J. J. Daniels in 1873. The bridge is 176 feet (54 m) long, 17 feet (5.2 m) wide, and 12.5 feet (3.8 m) high.[2][4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[3]
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See also
[edit | edit source]- List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
- Parke County Covered Bridges
- Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
References
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Categories:
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Parke County, Indiana
- Bridges completed in 1873
- Bridges Built by J. J. Daniels
- Wooden bridges in Indiana
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States
- 1873 establishments in Indiana
- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Indiana building and structure stubs
- Indiana transportation stubs
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs