Bridges of Indiana's Counties - Parke Co. - # 64 Marshall (29/31)

Marshall Covered Bridge
 4/17/2010  dwm photo

We didn't know April 17, 2010 was the perfect day to visit the Marshall Covered Bridge, but it was.

Fresh grass and new flowers framed the bridge perfectly against a blue spring sky.

This was the penultimate bridge for J.A. Britton, who was 80 the year it was finished.  He is credited with building 40 across 3 Indiana counties.

It is the second youngest of the old bridges in Parke County.  In two weeks I'll feature the structure in Bridgeton, but it is a 2006 rebuild of an 1885 bridge destroyed by fire the year before.  I don't count that one.

The Bridge blends into the valley.
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The Marshall Bridge is a few miles west of the beautiful white Jackson Bridge.

While the Jackson Bridge was named in honor of President Jackson; there is some confusion on who the Marshall Bridge honors.  Local historians believe it is named for David W. Marshall, the owner of the nearby Hill Crest Valley Farm.

A Burr Arch Truss 4/17/10
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What I like most about the Marshall Bridge is the view into the valley where the bridge hides in plain sight.

Whatever the season, it is a beautiful bridge.

Parke Co, IN
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Marshall Covered Bridge

Built:  1917 by J.A. Britton

Style:  Burr Arch

Length:  56 feet over Rush Creek


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