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Wilkins Mill, Parke County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-61-35
Parke County Number: PC-35
County: Parke County
Township: Sugar Creek
Town/Village: Marshall
Bridge Name: Wilkins Mill
Crosses: Sugar Mill Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 102' floor, 120' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1906
Builder: William Hendricks
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 53.902
Longitude: W087 13.988
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Directions: 1.6 miles north of jct IN47 on US41, then 0.2 miles right on Coxford Rd. 1 mile north of Cox Ford Bridge. Northwest of Marshall.

Wilkins Mill Bridge, Sugar Creek, Parke County, IN Built 1906
© Lisa Plamondon

Wilkins Mill Bridge, Sugar Creek, Parke County, IN Built 1906
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Wilkins Mill Bridge, Sugar Creek, Parke County, IN Built 1906
Dale J. Travis Photo

Wilkins Mill Bridge, Sugar Creek, Parke County, IN Built 1906
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, November 14, 2019

Comments:
[20-17N-7W]. 8-panel truss. The bridge is named for Wilkins Mill owned by George Wilkins. It was the second of three bridges built by William Hendricks.

Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 89
Gould, George E.. Indiana's Covered Bridges Thru the Years, 1977
County History Preservation Society (no longer accessible). Covered Bridges of Indiana, 2002, http://www.countyhistory.com/coveredbridge/parke/wilkensmill.htm
Rau, Harold. A Guide to the Covered Bridges of Parke County, Indiana, 2016, pages 68-69
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 26

Compilation 2026 Covered Spans of Yesteryear

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