Zacke Cox Covered Bridge

Place in Indiana listed on National Register of Historic Places

39°41′42.42″N 87°17′9.44″W / 39.6951167°N 87.2859556°W / 39.6951167; -87.2859556CarriesTickridge RoadCrossesRock Run CreekLocaleParke, Indiana, United StatesOfficial nameZacke Cox Covered BridgeNamed forZachariah M. CoxMaintained byParke CountyNBI Number6100051^[1]CharacteristicsDesignNational Register of Historic PlacesTotal length72 ft (22 m)54ft +9ft overhangs on each endWidth15 ft (4.6 m)^[2]Height14 ft (4.3 m)HistoryConstructed byBritton, J.A.Built1908Rebuilt1989, 1991 $6,000, 2002

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

MPSParke County Covered Bridges TRNRHP reference No.78000416^[3]Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1978 Location Map

The Zacke Cox Covered Bridge is east of Mecca, Indiana. The single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1908.^[4]^[5]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[3]

History

Zachariah M. Cox was born in almost due north of this bridge in Coloma in 1857. His father was E.T. Cox and his family was quite prominent in Parke County with various family members owning nearly 1000 acres of land near the bridge.

Northwest of the mine is an old clay strip mine and coal and slate outcroppings can be viewed south of the bridge.

This bridge, along with the Harry Evans Covered Bridge and the Weisner Covered Bridge, all built by J.A. Britton, lack the traditional Britton Portals. Instead, they have a more semi-arched portal that more resembles the Hendricks Portals of the Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge or the Rush Creek Covered Bridge.^[4]^[6]

References

^ "Bridge Information". LTBP InfoBridge. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^ "Zacke Cox Covered Bridge (#20)". Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Zacke Cox Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Charles Felkner (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.
^ "The Wilkins Mill Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

Parke County Covered Bridges

Parke County Covered Bridge Festival

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