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Catlin (original location), Parke County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-61-15
Parke County Number: PC-13
County: Parke County
Township: Adams
Town/Village: Catlin
Bridge Name: Catlin (original location)
Crosses: Bill Diddle Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 54' floor, 72' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1907
Builder: Clark McDaniels
When Lost: 1961
Cause: Moved
Latitude: N39 41.93
Longitude: W087 14.22
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Catlin Bridge (relocated), Adams, Parke County, IN Built 1907, Moved 1961
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 16, 2021

Catlin Bridge, Adams, Parke County, IN Built 1907, Moved 1961
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Catlin Bridge, (original location), Adams, Parke County, IN Built 1907
Richard E. Roy Collection
Catlin Bridge (relocated), Adams, Parke County, IN Built 1907, Moved 1961
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 16, 2021

Catlin Bridge (relocated), Adams, Parke County, IN Built 1907, Moved 1961
Todd Clark Collection

Catlin Bridge (original location), Adams, Parke County, IN Built 1907, Moved 1961
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
6-panel truss. This bridge originally crossed Sunderland Creek on the north edge of Catlin, Section 6, Township 14 North, and Range 7 West, Parke County. Built in 1907 by Clark McDaniels, it was moved to its current location on the golf course from the town of Catlin by Garrard Brothers Trucking in 1961. Restoration of the bridge was completed in 1993 and, though no historical marker is present, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Source:
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 23

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