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Covered Bridges & Indiana Country

Parke County, Indiana calls itself the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World." With 32 covered bridges, many still functioning as the sole means of crossing streams and rivers, it is an adventure to find and document them. Sometimes it is an adventure to cross them too!
Covered bridges of Parke County, IN
Covered bridges of Parke County, IN		 Sunrise
Sunrise		 First light
First light
Time for harvest
Time for harvest		 Corn walls
Corn walls		 Bridgeton Covered Bridge
Bridgeton Covered Bridge
Rebuilt after arson
Rebuilt after arson		 Arch construction
Arch construction		 Knot holes
Knot holes
Construction detail
Construction detail		 Morning light
Morning light		 Double arch
Double arch
Wooden span
Wooden span		 Over still waters
Over still waters		 Mill stream dam and spill
Mill stream dam and spill
Cob webs
Cob webs		 Bridgeton Masons
Bridgeton Masons		 Idyllic farms
Idyllic farms
Bean fields
Bean fields		 Crooks covered bridge
Crooks covered bridge		 Chipmunk
Chipmunk
Like a bridge over troubled waters
Like a bridge over troubled waters		 Cross this bridge at a walk
Cross this bridge at a walk		 132 foot span
132 foot span
New car, old bridge
New car, old bridge		 Entry, window and foundation
Entry, window and foundation		 Not quite square anymore
Not quite square anymore
Side arches
Side arches		 The stream below
The stream below		 Picture window on the stream
Picture window on the stream
Splits
Splits		 Colorful weeds
Colorful weeds		 McAllister covered bridge
McAllister covered bridge
No trolls here
No trolls here		 Roof detail
Roof detail		 Shims at entry
Shims at entry
Admission to the woods
Admission to the woods		 Is that a light at the end or...
Is that a light at the end or...		 Bad hammer day
Bad hammer day
Weight limit 5 tons
Weight limit 5 tons		 Under span
Under span		 Nail errors
Nail errors
Carvings
Carvings		 Knot hole
Knot hole		 The other side
The other side
Perfect frame
Perfect frame		 Water under the bridge
Water under the bridge		 Mist in the fields
Mist in the fields
Sunflowers
Sunflowers		 Beeson covered bridge
Beeson covered bridge		 Billie Creek Village display
Billie Creek Village display
Log fence
Log fence		 Bridge in the woods
Bridge in the woods		 Who ya lookin' at?
Who ya lookin' at?
Sim Smith covered bridge
Sim Smith covered bridge		 Bridge plaque
Bridge plaque		 Light through vents
Light through vents
123 years old
123 years old		 Old and shows it
Old and shows it		 Symmetry
Symmetry
Bridge framing bean fields
Bridge framing bean fields		 Still handles the traffic
Still handles the traffic		 Helianthus
Helianthus
How many repaintings?
How many repaintings?		 Sim Smith Covered Bridge
Sim Smith Covered Bridge		 Red siding
Red siding
Warping under span
Warping under span		 Roadside wildlife
Roadside wildlife		 Phillips covered bridge
Phillips covered bridge
Different construction
Different construction		 Foundation detail
Foundation detail		 No arches here
No arches here
Opening to country lane
Opening to country lane		 Still functioning bridge
Still functioning bridge		 Shadows and tire tracks
Shadows and tire tracks
Graffiti is part of the charm, usually.
Graffiti is part of the charm, usually.		 Need a rest?
Need a rest?		 Mecca Covered Bridge
Mecca Covered Bridge
Not open to traffic
Not open to traffic		 Replacement bridge through opening
Replacement bridge through opening		 Tranquil Indiana stream
Tranquil Indiana stream
True love
True love		 133 years over 150 feet
133 years over 150 feet		 Mecca's other side
Mecca's other side
The real other side
The real other side		 Gravel roads
Gravel roads		 Zacke Cox Covered Bridge in valley
Zacke Cox Covered Bridge in valley
Zacke Cox Covered Bridge
Zacke Cox Covered Bridge		 Handles 13 tons
Handles 13 tons		 Over grown stream bed
Over grown stream bed
Secluded bridge
Secluded bridge		 Church in Harmony
Church in Harmony		 Miles of soy beans
Miles of soy beans
Harry Evans Covered Bridge
Harry Evans Covered Bridge		 Takes 5 tons
Takes 5 tons		 Farmland at the other end
Farmland at the other end
Roseville Covered Bridge
Roseville Covered Bridge		 Make way for traffic
Make way for traffic		 Flood monitoring equipment
Flood monitoring equipment
Double span over 263 ft
Double span over 263 ft		 Takes 5 tons - really?
Takes 5 tons - really?		 Here goes
Here goes
Round barn
Round barn		 Corn harvest done
Corn harvest done

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Linda19-Mar-2008 15:41
I have never seen a covered bridge - tha is, for real ... so Thank You for the tour. I love your collection... Lots of interesting perspectives... -V-
Guest 18-Feb-2008 21:51
Excellent gallery! Would love to travel to Parke County myself someday to visit these bridges.
Esa Ervasti27-Jan-2008 16:16
Well covered, good angles and point of views. Now I know much more of this part of USA.
Thank you for interesting tour!
James Robertson15-Jan-2008 02:43
Great covered bridge gallery. Your varied compositions add increased enjoyment. Nice work!
Stephen Tabone17-Nov-2007 01:23
Excellent collection of covered bridges. And, love the "Admission to the Woods" image!
Pathfinder25-Sep-2007 00:51
Great collection of covered bridges!
Alan Hartmann22-Sep-2007 16:36
Great collection!
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