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State Sanatorium (original location), Parke County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-61-38
Parke County Number: PC-01
County: Parke County
Township: Adams
Town/Village: Rockville
Bridge Name: State Sanatorium (original location)
Crosses: Little Raccoon Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 154' floor, 170' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1912
Builder: Joseph A. Britton
When Lost: Summer 2008
Cause: Moved
Latitude: N39 45.94
Longitude: W087 09.70
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 3.1 miles east jct US41 on US36, then 0.8 miles left on CR350E and 0.2 miles right on abandoned Rd.
Comments: [10-15N-7W]. Closed private.

State Sanatorium Bridge (original location), Adams, Parke County, IN Built 1910
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

State Sanatorium Bridge (original location), Adams, Parke County, IN Built 1910
Dale J. Travis Photo

State Sanatorium Bridge moved to a new location in 2008, Adams, Parke County, IN, built 1912
Bob Sheldon Photo, July 22, 2012

State Sanatorium Bridge (moved 2008), Adams, Parke County, IN, built 1912
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, November 14, 2019

Comments:
The State Sanatorium bridge was built for hauling coal to the Sanatorium. The State sold the property and the bridge fell into disrepair. In 2008 a $1.34 million project refurbished and moved the bridge about a mile upstream to the location of the former Adams Bridge. The project started on July 30, 2008 and was opened to traffic on December 30, 2008.

Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 86
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/sanitorium.htm
Rau, Harold. A Guide to the Covered Bridges of Parke County, Indiana, 2016, pages 62-63
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 26