Sims Smith Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°46′24.75″N 87°19′52.20″W / 39.7735417°N 87.3311667°W |
Carries | C.R. W40N |
Crosses | Leatherwood Creek, Indiana |
Locale | Parke, Indiana, United States |
Official name | Sims Smith Covered Bridge |
Named for | Simeon Smith |
Maintained by | Parke County |
NBI Number | 6100060 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Design | National Register of Historic Places |
Total length | 102 ft (31 m)84ft +9ft overhangs on each end |
Width | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Height | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | Britton, J.A. |
Built | 1883 |
Rebuilt | 1977 |
MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
NRHP reference No. | 78000411 [2] |
Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
Location | |
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The Sim Smith Covered Bridge is east of Montezuma, Indiana. The single span Burr Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1883. The bridge is 101 feet (31 m) long, 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, and 14 feet (4.3 m) high. [3] [4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [2]