Beeson Covered Bridge

The Beeson Covered Bridge originally crossed Roaring Creek, one mile northwest of Marshall, Indiana, on County Road 216, in Washington Township, Parke County. The bridge was moved to its current location in Billie Creek Village in December 1979.

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Billie Creek Covered Bridge and Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge.

Billie Creek Covered Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The Billie Creek Covered Bridge is a Burr Arch structure in Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana that was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1895. J.L. Van Fossen supplied the sandstone that makes up the abutments cut from A.E. Fuel's nearby quarry. Billie Creek Covered Bridge is situated 1,100 feet west of Beeson Covered Bridge.

Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge

Bridge

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The Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge is a single span double Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton & Son in 1899. Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Beeson Covered Bridge.

Rockville Junior-Senior High School

School

Rockville Junior-Senior High School was a public high school located in Rockville, Indiana. It closed after 2017–18 school year, consolidated into Parke Heritage High School. Rockville Junior-Senior High School is situated 1½ miles west of Beeson Covered Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockville and Nyesville.

Rockville

Town

Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rockville is a town in Adams Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Rockville had a population of 2,510. The town is the county seat of Parke County. It is known as "The Covered Bridge Capital of the World".

Nyesville

Hamlet

Nyesville, also known as Nowlington, is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Nyesville is situated 2 miles northeast of Beeson Covered Bridge.

Judson

Hamlet

Judson, also called Buchanan or Buchanans Springs, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Judson is situated 5 miles northeast of Beeson Covered Bridge.

Beeson Covered Bridge

Type: Bridge
Description: place in Indiana listed on National Register of Historic Places
Categories: covered bridge, road bridge, and transportation
Location: Adams Township, Parke, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.76254° or 39° 45′ 45″ north

Longitude

-87.20279° or 87° 12′ 10″ west

Elevation

646 feet (197 metres)

Open location code

86FJQQ7W+2V

GeoNames ID

4254331

Wikidata ID

Q4880129

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