| Inventory Number: | IN/14-61-03x | | Parke County Number: | PC-09 | | County: | Parke County | | Township: | Raccoon | | Town/Village: | Bridgeton | | Bridge Name: | Jeffries Ford | | Crosses: | Big Raccoon Creek | | Truss type: | Burr | | Spans: | 2 | | Length: | 222' | | Roadway Width: | | | Built: | 1915 | | Builder: | Joseph A. Britton | | When Lost: | 02 Apr 2002 | | Cause: | Arson | | Latitude: | N39 37.81 | | Longitude: | W087 12.50 | | See a map of the area
Topographic map of the area | | Directions: | 2.4 miles south-southwest of Bridgeton on CR320E, then 0.5 miles left on CR150E. Southwest of Bridgeton [29-14N-7W]. | | Comments: | |
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Jeffries Ford Bridge, Raccoon, Parke County, IN Built 1915 Arson 2 Apr 2002
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection
Jeffries Ford Bridge, Raccoon, Parke County, IN Built 1915 Arson 2 Apr 2002
Dale J. Travis Photo
Jeffries Ford Bridge, Raccoon, Parke County, IN Built 1915 Arson 2 Apr 2002
Joseph Conwill Photo, April 17, 1977
Jeffries Ford Bridge, Raccoon, Parke County, IN Built 1915 Arson 2 Apr 2002
H. M. Mackenzie Photo, October 1953
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Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, pages 84, 214
Gould, George E.. Indiana's Covered Bridges Thru the Years, 1977
Trish Kane.
County History Preservation Society (no longer accessible). Covered Bridges of Indiana, 2002, http://www.countyhistory.com/coveredbridge/parke/jeffriesford.htm |