Cox Ford Covered Bridge

39°53′7.6″N 87°13′25.64″W / 39.885444°N 87.2237889°W / 39.885444; -87.2237889CarriesCox Ford RoadCrossesSugar CreekLocaleSugar Creek, Indiana, Parke, Indiana, United StatesOfficial nameCox Ford Covered BridgeNamed forCox FordMaintained byParke County Commissioners
Parke CountyWGCB #14-61-34^[1]CharacteristicsDesignBurr arch truss bridgeMaterialConcrete on top of stone block (foundations)Trough constructionWoodTotal length176 ft (53.6 m) (includes 8 ft (2.4 m) overhangs on each end)Width16 ft (4.9 m)Longest span160 ft (48.8 m)No. of spans1Clearance above13 ft (4.0 m) Built1913 (1913)Built byJoseph A. BrittonWebsiteConley's Ford BridgePart ofParke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193)NRHP reference No.78000390 ^[2]Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1978 Location

The Cox Ford Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that crosses Sugar Creek along the western edge of Turkey Run State Park, in Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

This single span Burr Arch truss structure has a length of 160 ft (49 m), or 176 ft (54 m) including the 8 ft (2.4 m) overhang at each end, with a portal clearance 16 ft (4.9 m) wide by 13 ft (4.0 m) in height. Built in 1913 by Joseph A. Britton, the Cox Ford Covered Bridge has a rather unusual distinction as it was built to replace a steel bridge lost in the 1913 flood; the arches used to construction this structure were from the Armiesburg Covered Bridge, built 60 years earlier and also washed out during the 1913 flood.^[3][4]

During the Great Depression, the Cox Ford Covered Bridge received a new coat of paint that was applied by a Works Progress Administration group, and though no historical marker is present, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is listed in the 1989 World Guide to Covered Bridges, published by The National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, Inc., as #14-61-34; however, the designation used by Parke County officials is #14-61-36. In the February 1938 Indiana History Bulletin, Robert B. Yule and Richard C. Smith assigned the designation 'sg' to this Covered Timber Bridge located in Section 28, Township 17 North, and Range 7 West, about 1/2 a mile west of Turkey Run State Park.^[5]

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