Mecca Covered Bridge

Mecca Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mecca Covered Bridge
Location:	Mecca, Indiana
Coordinates:	39°43′44.71″N 87°19′29.5″W / 39.7290861°N 87.324861°W / 39.7290861; -87.324861Coordinates: 39°43′44.71″N 87°19′29.5″W / 39.7290861°N 87.324861°W / 39.7290861; -87.324861
Built:	1873
Architect:	Daniels,J. J.
Architectural style:	Other
Governing body:	Local
MPS:	Parke County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP Reference#:	78000401 [1]
Added to NRHP:	December 22, 1978

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 Joseph A. Britton & Son in 1917.^[2] The bridge is 176 feet long, 17 feet wide, and 12.5 feet high.

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See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
• Parke County Covered Bridges
• Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Parke County - Covered Bridge Capital of the World