Roseville Bridge
Roseville Bridge, near Coxville, Park County, Indiana. Built in 1910, this bridge replaced another destroyed by arson. Sometimes referred to as the Coxville Bridge. Double span of 263' and crosses Big Raccoon Creek. IMG_6028_1.JPG
Cox Ford Bridge
Cox Ford covered bridge, located just NW of Turkey Run State Park, Parke County, Indiana. 176' length, built in 1913 to replace an older iron bridge destroyed in a flood in 1912. Crosses Sugar Creek. IMG_5985_1.JPG
Cox Ford Bridge. IMG_0592_1.JPG
Cabin at Cox Ford Bridge
An old cabin near the Cox Ford Bridge. IMG_0589_1.JPG
Mecca Bridge
Detail of the side corner of the Mecca bridge, Mecca, Indiana. 1873, 150' in length. IMG_6037_1.JPG
Turkey Run State Park Lodge
Turkey Run State Park lodge front courtyard. This lodge was our home base for this trip following a one night stay at a B&B just east of Turkey Run. Spring is in bloom! IMG_6083_1.JPG
Turkey Run State Park
The crevice on a trail just over the suspension bridge. Turkey Run State Park. IMG_6046_1.JPG
The crevice on a trail just over the suspension bridge. Same place as the previous pic, but the next day. Turkey Run State Park. IMG_6071_1.JPG
Diana climbs the vintage stone steps on a hike along Sugar Creek, just past The Crevice within Turkey Run State Park. IMG_6043_1.JPG
Punch Bowl Waterfall
A small waterfall on the way to the "Punch Bowl," a larger waterfall in Turkey Run State Park. I wasn't prepared to trek through deeper water to make it up to the Punch Bowl, so this will have to do. IMG_6052_1.JPG
Punch Bowl Rock Face
Rock face with rust, lichen and colored algae along a small creek that drains into Sugar Creek, on the way to the "Punch Bowl" in Turkey Run State Park, Indiana. IMG_6063_1.JPG
Burr Arch Truss at Crooks Bridge
An interior of the Burr Arch Truss construction method found on many of these old covered bridges. This one is Crooks Bridge. IMG_6018_1.JPG
Crooks Bridge
Crooks bridge, 1855-56, crosses Little Raccoon Creek. 132' length. This is the oldest standing bridge on the official list of Parke County bridges and is out in the middle of farm fields. Open to light traffic. There is a more durable crossing adjacent to it lower to the creek. IMG_6011_1.JPG
Narrows Bridge
Narrows Bridge, 1882, located inside Turkey Run State park on the far east side. 121' in length. Crosses Sugar Creek. Not open to traffic. IMG_6006_1.JPG
Narrows Bridge, on the far east side of Turkey Run State Park. IMG_0603_1.JPG
Under Narrows Bridge
Under the Narrows bridge. IMG_0609_1.JPG
Bridge to Bridge
Bridge to Bridge. Inside the Narrows Bridge. IMG_0606_1.JPG
McAllister's Bridge
McAllister's Bridge is located far out in the country on gravel roads and over the same creek as Crooks Bridge. 126' length and built in 1914. Crosses Little Raccoon Creek. IMG_6019_1.JPG
Downtown Rockville
Downtown Rockville, Indiana. A very slight tone-mapping going on in this high contrast shot. IMG_6088_1.JPG
Thorpe Ford Bridge
A peek at the interior surface of Thorpe Ford Bridge. Built 1912, 163" in length crossing Big Raccoon Creek. IMG_6026_1.JPG
Thorpe Ford Bridge, 1912, 163', over Big Raccoon Creek. Diana surveys the damaged bridge, a result of a tornado in the summer of 2011. One of the large side panels rests in the creek below. IMG_6024_1.JPG
I called Parke County home for 12 years. The Roseville Bridge was on one of my bicycle routes. You captured the area exquisitely, and made me homesick. Thanks for the gallery, it is beautiful!
The Beeson Bridge located in Bille Creek Village, Rockville, Indiana. IMG_0610_1.JPG
The historic Bridgeton Mill. The newly reconstructed bridge lies just to the left of this picture. Not the best light for this one. IMG_8400_1.JPG
Picturesmith
on April 24, 2012I called Parke County home for 12 years. The Roseville Bridge was on one of my bicycle routes. You captured the area exquisitely, and made me homesick. Thanks for the gallery, it is beautiful!