Sim Smith Covered Bridge - Parke County, Indiana - Covered Bridges on Waymarking.com

Sim Smith Covered Bridge gets its name from a nearby landowner named Simeon Smith. It is thought that this is just the second covered bridge built by Joseph Britton in Parke County. Like his first effort, the Narrows Covered Bridge, this one betrays his inexperience in the quality of his arches. Britton would later be noted for his engineering skill and attention to detail, but he still had much to learn when he built this bridge in 1883.

This is a single Burr Arch truss with a span of 81' and a total length of 102'. The portal is 15' wide with clearance of 12.5'. The abutments are of hewn red sandstone.

The bridge is still in service, carrying CR 50W over Leatherwood Creek,, about 2 miles southeast of the town of Montezuma.

Current Condition of Bridge: Bridgehunter.com describes the substructure and deck as "satisfactory" and the superstructure as "poor". Web Address: [Web Link] Description of Covered Bridge: Built by Joseph A. Britton in 1883. Single span Burr Arch truss with span of 81' and total length of 102'. Portal is 15' wide by 12.5' high. Hewn stone abutment of red sandstone. Number 14-61-14 in the World Guide. Year Built: 1883 Parking (If not at the bridge):: Shoulder parking only Location (Road - City - State - Country): CR 50W in Parke County, IN, two miles SE of Montezuma

Visit Instructions:

To log a Visit, please make every effort to supply an image of yourself at the site. The standard GPS photo may be used as well, or even just an image that you took when you visited the location. If you do not have the option to provide an image, please provide a detailed description of your visit so we can form a 'mental image'

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   10/16/2020 stevepre2 visited it 10/02/2014 Wallyum visited it 05/11/2011 EARTHQUAKE5683 visited it

View all visits/logs