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Conley's Ford, Parke County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-61-02
Parke County Number: PC-07
County: Parke County
Township: Raccoon
Town/Village: Mansfield
Bridge Name: Conley's Ford
Crosses: Big Raccoon Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 192' floor, 212' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1907
Builder: J. Lawrence Van Fossen
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 39.568
Longitude: W087 07.978
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 6.9 miles south of US36 in Bellmore on IN59, then right 1.4 miles on CR720S and 0.3 miles right on CR550E. West-southwest of Mansfield.

Conley's Ford Bridge, Raccoon, Parke County, IN Built 1907
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Conley's Ford Bridge, Raccoon, Parke County, IN Built 1907
Dale J. Travis Photo

Conley's Ford Bridge, Raccoon, Parke County, IN Built 1907
Traugott Keller Photograph, September 1, 1966, NSPCB Archives

Conley's Ford Bridge, Raccoon, Parke County, IN Built 1907
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, November 14, 2019

Comments:
[13-14N-7W]. Unlike other covered bridges in Parke County, this one is made of white pine instead of poplar. VanFossen started construction in 1906 and completed the bridge in 1907. In 1991, the Daniels portals were changed to Britton portals and the 1906-1907 construction date was changed to solely 1906. The portal also used to include the names of commissioners, auditors, treasurer and builder. It claims to be the fourth longest single span covered bridge.

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