Sim Smith Covered Bridge

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Sims Smith Covered Bridge
National Register of Historic Places
Sims Smith CB.JPG
North Portal
Official name: Sims Smith Covered Bridge
Named for: Simeon Smith
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Parke
Township Wabash
Road C.R. W40N
Crosses Leatherwood Creek, Indiana
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Length 102 ft (31 m) 84ft +9ft overhangs on each end
Width 16 ft (5 m)
Clearance 14 ft (4 m)
Builder Britton, J.A.
Design Burr Arch truss single-span bridge
Material Wood
Built 1883 Original Cost $3,200
 - Rebuilt 1977
Owned and Maintained by Parke County
NBI Number 6100060[1]
Added to NRHP Dec 22, 1978
NRHP Ref# 78000411[2]
MPS Parke County Covered Bridges TR
Location of the Sims Smith Bridge in Indiana
Location of Indiana in the United States

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]

Gallery

  • Detail of Burr Arch and King Posts

  • Detail of Abutment

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://nationalbridges.com/
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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