Catlin Bridge
Coordinates39°47′29.93″N 87°14′17.31″W
Named forCatlin, Indiana
CarriesPedestrian traffic (Not open to vehicular traffic)
CrossesBill Diddle Creek
LocaleRockville Golf Course, Rockville, Indiana
Id14-61-15[2]
WGCB #14-61-15[2]
DesignBurr arch truss bridge
MaterialConcrete (foundations)
Material 1Wood
Length72 ft (21.9 m) (includes 9 ft (2.7 m) overhangs on each end)
Mainspan54 ft (16.5 m)
Width16 ft (4.9 m)
Clearance13 ft (4.0 m)
Number spans1
Catlin Covered Bridge (#13)
PartofParke County Covered Bridges TR
Partof refnum64000193
LocmapinUSA Indiana Parke County#Indiana#USA
Built1907
BuilderClark McDaniel
AddedDecember 22, 1978
Refnum78000387 [1]
WebsiteCatlin Bridge

The Catlin Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch truss covered bridge structure in Rockville, Indiana that was built by Clark McDaniel in 1907.

History

Originally it was located on the Rockville–Rosedale Road on the north side of Caitlin crossing Sunderland Creek. This road had originally been a major route to Crawfordsville, even having the title the "Ben Hur Highway", for General Lew Wallace who was a famous Crawfordsville resident and author of the famous novel '. Even after US Highway 41 was completed heavy agricultural truck traffic continued to use the bridge. This led the bridge being condemned in the late 1950s, and closed. After the bridge was closed, it fell into a severe state of disrepair. Funds were raised to save the valuable covered bridge and it was relocated to its present spot, at the Rockville Golf Course, in 1961 by Garrard Brothers Trucking where it crosses Bill Diddle Creek.[3][4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "The Catlin Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Catlin Covered Bridge (#13)". coveredbridges.com. Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "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". Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.