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Jeffries Ford Covered Bridge

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Crosses
  
Big Raccoon Creek

Named for
  
Jeffries Ford

Address
  
Rosedale, IN 47874, USA

Height
  
3.96 m

Location
  
Raccoon Township

Material
  
Wood

Locale
  
Raccoon, Indiana

WGCB Number
  
14-61-03x

Opened
  
1915

Total length
  
68 m

Bridge type
  
Burr Truss

Jeffries Ford Covered Bridge

Carries
  
Jeffries Ford Road (C.R. S150E)

Owner
  
Parke County Commissioners Parke County

Similar
  
Jessup Covered Bridge, Coal Creek Covered Bridge, Conley's Ford Bridge, Harry Evans Covered, Thorpe Ford Bridge

The Jeffries Ford Covered Bridge was southwest of Bridgeton, Indiana. The double-span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by J.A. Britton in 1915 and destroyed by arson on April 2, 2002.

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Construction

At the time the Jeffries Ford Bridge was built Joseph A. Britton was 75 years old. Throughout his years as a bridge builder Britton had been assisted by his family and this bridge was no different, some of his sons, four by his first wife and five by his second, would have done the actual construction work. His son Eugene Britton built the Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge the same year.

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

Destruction

Just a few weeks before the Jeffries Ford Covered Bridge was burnt down by arsonist the Jackson Covered Bridge had been damaged. On April 2, 2002 the Jeffries Ford Bridge was burnt to a total loss. The residents of Parke County wanted the bridge rebuilt and tried to raise enough funds to do it but with the burning of the Bridgeton Covered Bridge the decision was made to rebuild the Bridgeton Bridge and replace the Jeffries Ford Bridge with a modern concrete bridge.

References

Jeffries Ford Covered Bridge Wikipedia