BEESON COVERED BRIDGE

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The Beeson Covered Bridge originally crossed Roaring Creek, on County Road North 200 East, in Parke County. This single span Burr Arch Truss structure has a length of 55 feet, or 71 feet including the 8-foot overhang at each end, with portals that are 16 feet wide by 13 feet high. Built in 1906 by the Frankfort Construction Company, it may have received its name from the contractor of the original road it occupied for so many years.

In the spring of 1980, the Beeson Covered Bridge was moved to Billie Creek Village in Section 8, Township 15 North, and Range 7 West, where it has been restored and now crosses Williams Creek. The Beeson Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1978. Beeson Covered Bridge is listed in the 1989 "World Guide to Covered Bridges," published by The National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, Inc., as #14-61-24; however, the designation used by Parke County officials is #14-61-38 ... in the February 1938 "Indiana History Bulletin" Robert B. Yule and Richard C. Smith assigned the designation "nw" to this Covered Timber Bridge located between (original) Sections 5 and 4, Township 16 North, and Range 7 West, about 1 mile northwest of Marshall.

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• Regarding Covered Bridge Designations

• Billie Creek Village

• PCI, Covered Bridge Capital

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