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The Harry Evans Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss structure that crosses Rock Run built in 1908 by J.A. Britton 1⁄2 mi (0.80 km) north of Coxville, Indiana.[1]

History

The story goes that one of the former neighbors of the bridge was incensed over naming the bridge after local resident Harry Evans. He claimed that because Harry lived at the top of the hill that it was named after another Evans who lived in the valley. However, county records show that Harry Evans owned the land near the bridge. The land stayed in the Evans name until the 1960s.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[3] The hills near the bridge are also riddled with numerous, and dangerous, old coal mines.[1]

  • Side view of the Harry Evans Bridge
    Side view of the Harry Evans Bridge
  • Information Plaque
    Information Plaque
  • Interior of the Harry Evans Bridge
    Interior of the Harry Evans Bridge

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Harry Evans Covered Bridge (#19)". coveredbridges.com. Parke County Incorporated /Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ "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., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference nris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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