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Irishman or Fowler Park (relocated), Vigo County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-84-01
County: Vigo County
Township: Linton
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Irishman or Fowler Park (relocated)
Crosses: pond
Truss type: Modified Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 75' floor, 85' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1845 or 1867 (M1971)
Builder: C.W. Bishop
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 20.297
Longitude: W087 22.277
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 7.3 miles south of I-70 exit 7 on US41/US150, then 0.8 miles left on Oregon Church Rd. to Fowler Park on the left. Stay to the left after entering the park and go 0.7 miles to the bridge on the right. South-southwest of Terre Haute.

Irishman or Fowler Park Bridge (relocated location), Terre Haute, IN Built 1845 or 1867 (M1971)
© Lisa Plamondon

Irishman or Fowler Park Bridge (original location), Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN Built 1845 or 1867 (1971)
George Aten Photo, Richard Donovan Collection

Irishman or Fowler Park Bridge (relocated location), Terre Haute, IN Built 1845 or 1867 (M1971)
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Irishman or Fowler Park Bridge (relocated location), Terre Haute, IN Built 1845 or 1867 (M1971)
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, November 15, 2019

Irishman or Fowler Park Bridge (relocated location), Terre Haute, IN Built 1845 or 1867 (M1971)
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, March 13, 2020

Comments:
11-10N-9W. The Irishman Covered Bridge, also known as the Honey Creek Covered Bridge, originally crossed Honey Creek in Section 13, Township 11 North, and Range 9 West, on Ferree Road (old 25th Street?) about where Highway 46 crosses Honey Creek, northwest of Riley, Vigo County. This single span Modified Queen Post Truss structure has a length of 75 feet, or 85 feet including the 5-foot overhang at each end, is 14 feet wide and 13 feet high. Built about 1847 by C. W. Bishop, the Irishman Covered Bridge was moved to its current location in Fowler Park in 1971 where it crosses a section of a pond and is surrounded by period log structures.

Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 142
Lane, Oscar F.. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 1972, page 19
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/vigo1.htm
Travis, Dale. 'Indiana Covered Bridges List', updated to 11 Feb 2005, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbin.htm (8 Mar 2005)
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 29

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