Union Township Covered Bridge
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Union Township Covered Bridge | |
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| Carries | Plank Road |
| Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek |
| Locale | Union Township, Indiana |
| Other name | Hollandsburg Covered Bridge #1 |
| Named for | Union Township, Parke County |
| History | |
| Constructed by | J. J. Daniels |
| Construction end | 1851 |
| Closed | 1872 Torn Down |
| Location | |
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The Union Township Covered Bridge was southeast of Hollandsburg, Indiana. The single-span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by J. J. Daniels in 1851 and torn down in 1872 during the rebuilding of the Plank Road into a toll-free road.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]Construction
[edit | edit source]This bridge was built when the Plank Road between Indianapolis and Montezuma was put in. The planks soon rotted however and the Parke County Commissioners purchased the road, graveled it, and made it a free road.
Destruction
[edit | edit source]As part of the renovation of the Plank Road the Parke County Commissioners had the bridge torn down and a new bridge, the Hollandsburg Covered Bridge, built to replace it.