Mansfield Covered Bridge

Mansfield Covered Bridge
Mansfield Covered Bridge
	Mansfield Covered Bridge
Coordinates	39°40′32.25″N 87°6′6.4″W / 39.6756250°N 87.101778°W
Carries	Martin Road (C.R. 145)
Crosses	Big Raccoon Creek
Locale	Mansfield, Indiana, Parke, Indiana, United States
Official name	Mansfield Covered Bridge
Named for	Mansfield, Indiana
Maintained by	Parke County
NBI Number	6100089
Characteristics
Design	National Register of Historic Places
Total length	279 ft (85 m)247ft +16ft overhangs on each end
Width	16 ft (4.9 m)
Height	14 ft (4.3 m)
Load limit	10 tons
History
Constructed by	J. J. Daniels
Built	September 4, 1867
Rebuilt	1990
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	Parke County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.	78000399
Added to NRHP	Dec 22, 1978
Location

The Mansfield Covered Bridge is a Double Burr Arch double span truss bridge located on Mansfield Road (historic) and Big Raccoon Creek in Mansfield southeast of Rockville in Parke County, Indiana. Built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1867 at a cost of $12,200. At 279 ft (85 m) it is the second longest covered bridge left in Parke County. This Historic Site rest on land provided by Luke Moody, of Parke County, Indiana and is open to the public all year. ^[2]^[4]

History

Built for a time during which only wagons, horses and pedestrians used the bridge, the Mansfield Bridge has a 10-short-ton (9.1 t) load limit. The bridge had been used for State Route 59 and in one recorded story, three loaded oil trucks approached the bridge together. The first truck stalled out just before leaving the bridge, and all three trucks came to a stop on the two spans. There was no apparent damage to the strong structure. The arches combined with the truss are able to support more weight than needed so the limit is in the decking and material used for it.^[5]

Mansfield Bridge was closed in 1980 for repair to the abutments, roof and decking. The roof and decks were replaced again in October 1990 by the Parke County Highway Department.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[3]

Gallery

The Mansfield Covered Bridge

Detail of Burr Arches and double span are visible because of the sunlight coming through the missing roof after 2006 storm
Close-up of Double Burr Arches with roof missing after 2006 storm
Roof restoration has begun after a spring 2006 storm removed over 50% of the roof

References

^ "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2012". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12.
^ ^a ^b "Mansfield Covered Bridge (#5)". coveredbridges.com. Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "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. and Site map.
^ "Bridge Information".

External links

Media related to Mansfield Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IN-44, "Mansfield Covered Bridge, Spanning Big Raccoon Creek, Mansfield, Parke County, IN"
Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
Official website

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[1] "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2012". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12.

[parke-2] "Mansfield Covered Bridge (#5)". coveredbridges.com. Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

[nris-3] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[SHAARD-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. and Site map.

[bridge-5] "Bridge Information".

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