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Sim Smith Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 39°46′24.75″N 87°19′52.20″W / 39.7735417°N 87.3311667°W / 39.7735417; -87.3311667
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Sims Smith Covered Bridge
North Portal
Coordinates39°46′24.75″N 87°19′52.20″W / 39.7735417°N 87.3311667°W / 39.7735417; -87.3311667
CarriesC.R. W40N
CrossesLeatherwood Creek, Indiana
LocaleParke, Indiana, United States
Official nameSims Smith Covered Bridge
Named forSimeon Smith
Maintained byParke County
NBI Number6100060[1]
Characteristics
DesignNational Register of Historic Places
Total length102 ft (31 m)84ft +9ft overhangs on each end
Width16 ft (4.9 m)
Height14 ft (4.3 m)
History
Constructed byBritton, J.A.
Built1883
Rebuilt1977
MPSParke County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.78000411[2]
Added to NRHPDec 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]

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References

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  1. ^ "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2016". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "Sim Smith Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  4. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Charles Felkner (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.
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