Turkey Run Covered Bridge

Turkey Run Covered Bridge
Turkey Run Hollow Covered Bridge
Bridge
Official name: Turkey Run Covered Bridge
Named for: Turkey Run
Country United States
State Indiana
County Parke
Township Penn
Road State Road 49
Crosses Turkey Run (Indiana)
Coordinates 39°53′0.74″N 87°1′34.54″W / 39.8835389°N 87.0262611°W / 39.8835389; -87.0262611Coordinates: 39°53′0.74″N 87°1′34.54″W / 39.8835389°N 87.0262611°W / 39.8835389; -87.0262611 Approximate location of the Turkey Run Covered Bridge[1]
Length 50 ft (15 m)
Builder Daniels, J.J.
Design Modified Queen Truss single span
Material Wood
Built 1865, 1866, or 1884
Location of the Turkey Run Bridge in Indiana
Location of Indiana in the United States

The Turkey Run Covered Bridge was north of Marshall, Indiana. The single-span Modified Queen Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1865, 1866 or 1884, according to several conflicting sources, and dismantled in 1914 by order of the Parke County Commissioners, the abutments remain. It was one of two Queen Truss type covered bridges, the other being the JH Russell Covered Bridge [2]

History

George E. Gould, author of Indiana Covered Bridges Thru the Years, states the Turkey Run Covered Bridge had been built by J.J. Daniels in 1866. However, another source seems to contend that the bridge was built in 1884. A photograph of the bridge clearly shows a Britton Portal with its flat top and corners at 130 degree angles. This could be evedince of a second bridge being built here by J.A. Britton in 1884, or that Britton had made extensive repairs to the bridge at some point.

See also

References

  1. "1905 Parke County Atlas Penn Township". indianagenweb.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. "Turkey Run Covered Bridge". coveredbridges.com. Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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