- Melcher Covered Bridge
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Melcher Bridge
Melcher Covered Bridge
Nearest city: Montezuma, Indiana Coordinates: 39°47′19.99″N 87°20′5.83″W / 39.7888861°N 87.3349528°WCoordinates: 39°47′19.99″N 87°20′5.83″W / 39.7888861°N 87.3349528°W Built: 1896 Architect: Daniels,J. J. Architectural style: Other Governing body: Local MPS: Parke County Covered Bridges TR NRHP Reference#: 78000402 [1] Added to NRHP: December 22, 1978 The Melcher Covered Bridge, also known as the Klondyke Covered Bridge, crosses Leatherwood Creek east of Montezuma, Indiana, and is a single-span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1896.[2] The bridge is 97 feet long, 16 feet wide, and 12.5 feet high.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
- Parke County Covered Bridges
- Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Parke County - Covered Bridge Capital of the World
Parke County Covered Bridges Beeson - Big Rocky Ford - Billie Creek - Bowsher Ford - Bridgeton - Catlin - Conley's Ford - Cox Ford - Crooks - Harry Evans - Jackson - Jeffries Ford - Leatherwood Station - Mansfield - Marshall - McAllister - Mecca - Melcher - Mill Creek - Narrows - Neet - Nevins - Phillips - Portland Mills - Roseville - Rush Creek - Sanitorium - Sim Smith - Thorpe Ford - West Union - Wilkins Mill - Zacke Cox
Categories:- Covered bridges in Parke County, Indiana
- Bridges completed in 1896
- Road bridges in Indiana
- Indiana building and structure stubs
- United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs
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