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Harry Evans, Parke County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-61-10
Parke County Number: PC-19
County: Parke County
Township: Florida
Town/Village: Coxville
Bridge Name: Harry Evans
Crosses: Rock Run
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 65' floor, 81' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1908
Builder: Joseph A. Britton
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 39.727
Longitude: W087 17.667
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 6.9 miles south of US36 in Rockville on US41, then 4.2 miles left on Coxville Rd. and 0.9 left miles on CR325W. North-northwest of Coxville.

Harry Evans Bridge, Florida, Parke County, IN Built 1908
© Lisa Plamondon

Harry Evans Bridge, Florida, Parke County, IN Built 1908
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Harry Evans Bridge, Florida, Parke County, IN Built 1908
Andy Rebman Photo, October 14, 2019

Harry Evans Bridge, Florida, Parke County, IN Built 1908
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, March 14, 2020

Comments:
[16-14N-8W]. Harry Evans owned the land around the bridge when it was constructed. The property remained in the Evans family until the 1960s. A ford west of the bridge maintained by a local farmer has been available for farm equipment to bypass the structure.

Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 114
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/harryevans.htm
Rau, Harold. A Guide to the Covered Bridges of Parke County, Indiana, 2016, pages 28-29
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 22

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