Sim Smith Covered Bridge
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Sims Smith Covered Bridge | |
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| File:Sims Smith CB.JPG North Portal | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Carries | C.R. W40N |
| Crosses | Leatherwood Creek, Indiana |
| Locale | Parke County, Indiana, United States |
| Official name | Sims Smith Covered Bridge |
| Named for | Simeon Smith |
| Maintained by | Parke County |
| NBI Number | 6100060[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | National Register of Historic Places |
| Total length | 102 ft (31 m)84ft +9ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Height | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Britton, J.A. |
| Built | 1883 |
| Rebuilt | 1977 |
Sim Smith Covered Bridge | |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000411[2] |
| Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
| Location | |
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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
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Detail of Burr Arch and King Posts
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Detail of Abutment
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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External links
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Categories:
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Parke County, Indiana
- Bridges completed in 1883
- King post truss bridges in the United States
- Wooden bridges in Indiana
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States
- 1883 establishments in Indiana
- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Indiana building and structure stubs
- Indiana transportation stubs
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs