Moore Covered Bridge

Moore Covered Bridge
Bridge
Official name: Moore Covered Bridge
Named for: The Moore Farm
Country United States
State Indiana
County Parke
Township Greene
Crosses South Fork Little Raccoon Creek
Coordinates 39°49′37.39″N 87°5′16.48″W / 39.8270528°N 87.0879111°W / 39.8270528; -87.0879111Coordinates: 39°49′37.39″N 87°5′16.48″W / 39.8270528°N 87.0879111°W / 39.8270528; -87.0879111 Approximate Location
Length 81 ft (25 m) 65ft +8ft overhangs on each end
Width 16 ft (5 m) [1]
Builder Britton, J.A.
Design Burr Arch truss single-span bridge
Material Wood
Built 1909
Destruction 1957 Flood
Location of the Moore Bridge in Indiana
Location of Indiana in the United States

The Moore Covered Bridge was northeast of Judson, Indiana. The single-span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by the Joseph A. Britton in 1909 and destroyed by flood in 1957.[1]

History

Construction

Joseph A. Britton built this bridge the same year that he built the Phillips Covered Bridge. The location listed is an estimate of where the bridge was actually located. It appears from comparing modern satellite photos to an old Parke County Atlas the location of the bridge may be flooded by a lake now.[2]

Destruction

In 1957, when this bridge and the Weisner Covered Bridge were both destroyed in the same flood, the idea for a Parke County Covered Bridge Festival was born.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Moore Covered Bridge". Covered Bridges. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. "Greene Township 1905". Indiana Genealogy Web. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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