Zacke Cox Covered Bridge
The Zacke Cox Covered Bridge is east of Mecca, Indiana. The single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1908.[4][5]
Zacke Cox Covered Bridge | |
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 Zacke Cox Covered Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 39°41′42.42″N 87°17′9.44″W |
| Carries | Tickridge Road |
| Crosses | Rock Run Creek |
| Locale | Parke, Indiana, United States |
| Official name | Zacke Cox Covered Bridge |
| Named for | Zachariah M. Cox |
| Maintained by | Parke County |
| NBI Number | 6100051[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | National Register of Historic Places |
| Total length | 72 ft (22 m)54ft +9ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 15 ft (4.6 m)[2] |
| Height | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Britton, J.A. |
| Built | 1908 |
| Rebuilt | 1989, 1991 $6,000, 2002 |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000416 [3] |
| Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
  Zacke Cox Covered Bridge Location of the Zacke Cox Bridge in Indiana | |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[3]
History
Zachariah M. Cox was born in almost due north of this bridge in Coloma in 1857. His father was E.T. Cox and his family was quite prominent in Parke County with various family members owning nearly 1000 acres of land near the bridge.
Northwest of the mine is an old clay strip mine and coal and slate outcroppings can be viewed south of the bridge.
This bridge, along with the Harry Evans Covered Bridge and the Weisner Covered Bridge, all built by J.A. Britton, lack the traditional Britton Portals. Instead, they have a more semi-arched portal that more resembles the Hendricks Portals of the Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge or the Rush Creek Covered Bridge.[6][4]
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
- Parke County Covered Bridges
- Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
References
- http://nationalbridges.com/
- "Zacke Cox Covered Bridge (#20)". Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- "Zacke Cox Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Charles Felkner (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.
- http://www.indianacrossings.org/bridgeLinks/14-61-35.html
