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

Catlin Covered Bridge
Catlin Covered Bridge
Coordinates39°47′29.93″N 87°14′17.31″W / 39.7916472°N 87.2381417°W / 39.7916472; -87.2381417
CarriesPedestrian traffic (Not open to vehicular traffic)
CrossesBill Diddle Creek
LocaleRockville Golf Course, Rockville,
Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana
Official nameCatlin Bridge
Named forCatlin, Indiana
WGCB #14-61-15[1]
Characteristics
DesignBurr arch truss bridge
MaterialConcrete (foundations)
Trough constructionWood
Total length72 ft (21.9 m) (includes 9 ft (2.7 m) overhangs on each end)
Width16 ft (4.9 m)
Longest span54 ft (16.5 m)
No. of spans1
Clearance above13 ft (4.0 m)
Catlin Covered Bridge (#13)
Location of Catlin Covered Bridge is located in Parke County, Indiana
Location of Catlin Covered Bridge
Location of Catlin Covered Bridge
Location of Catlin Covered Bridge is located in Indiana
Location of Catlin Covered Bridge
Location of Catlin Covered Bridge
Location of Catlin Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Location of Catlin Covered Bridge
Location of Catlin Covered Bridge
Built1907 (1907)
Built byClark McDaniel
WebsiteCatlin Bridge
Part ofParke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193)
NRHP reference No.78000387 [2]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1978
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History

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Originally it was located on the Rockville–Rosedale Road on the north side of Caitlin crossing Sunderland Creek.39°41′56″N 87°14′13″W / 39.698868°N 87.236938°W / 39.698868; -87.236938 (Original Catlin Bridge location) 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 Ben Hur. 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.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Catlin Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System – Catlin Covered Bridge (#13) (#78000387)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  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" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.
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