MOORE COVERED BRIDGE
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The Moore Covered Bridge is no longer standing … it crossed the South Fork of Little Raccoon Creek on County Road North 800 East, just southeast of Guion, in Parke County. This single span Burr Arch Truss structure had a length of 65 feet, or 81 feet including the 8-foot overhang at each end, was 16 feet wide and 13 feet high. Built in 1909 by Joseph A. Britton, the Moore Covered Bridge was named for the Moore Estate, the owner of which was a well-known breeder of horses; the bridge was lost as a result of flood damage in 1957. George Gould identified a World Guide number of 14-61-49 for the Moore Covered Bridge in his book "Indiana Covered Bridges Thru the Years," published in 1977 by the Indiana Covered Bridge Society, Inc. In the February 1938 "Indiana History Bulletin" Robert B. Yule and Richard C. Smith assigned the designation "mh" to this Covered Timber Bridge located between Sections 2 and 35, Townships 17 and 16 North, and Range 6 West, about 2 miles northeast of Judson. |
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