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{{short description|place in Indiana listed on National Register of Historic Places}}
{{Short description|Place in Indiana listed on National Register of Historic Places}}
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| name = Zacke Cox Covered Bridge
| name = Zacke Cox Covered Bridge
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| maint = [[Parke County, Indiana|Parke County]]
| maint = [[Parke County, Indiana|Parke County]]
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| design = [[National Register of Historic Places]]
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| added = Dec 22, 1978
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The '''Zacke Cox Covered Bridge''' is east of [[Mecca, Indiana]]. The single span [[Burr Arch]] Truss covered bridge structure was built by [[J.A. Britton|Joseph A. Britton]] in 1908.<ref name="parke">{{Cite web |title=Zacke Cox Covered Bridge |url=http://www.coveredbridges.com/index.php/poi_detail?poiID=45 |access-date=October 18, 2012 |publisher=Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission}}</ref><ref name="SHAARD">{{Cite web |title=Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) |url=https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html |access-date=June 1, 2016 |publisher=Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology |format=Searchable database}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url =https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/1ce09/N/Park_CO_Covered_Bridge_HD_Nom.pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District| access-date = June 1, 2016| author=Charles Felkner| date=December 1977}}, [https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/1ce08/N/Parke_CO_Covered_Bridge_HD_2.pdf Site map], and Accompanying photographs.</ref>
The '''Zacke Cox Covered Bridge''' is east of [[Mecca, Indiana]]. The single span [[Burr Arch]] Truss covered bridge structure was built by [[J.A. Britton|Joseph A. Britton]] in 1908.<ref name="parke">{{cite web
|url=http://www.coveredbridges.com/index.php/poi_detail?poiID=45
|title=Zacke Cox Covered Bridge
|publisher=Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission
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|access-date=2012-10-18}}</ref><ref name="SHAARD">{{cite web| url = https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html| title = Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) | publisher = Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology | format = Searchable database| access-date = 2016-06-01}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url =https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/1ce09/N/Park_CO_Covered_Bridge_HD_Nom.pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District| access-date = 2016-06-01| author=Charles Felkner| date=December 1977}}, [https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/1ce08/N/Parke_CO_Covered_Bridge_HD_2.pdf Site map], and Accompanying photographs.</ref>


It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris"/>
It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris" />


==History==
==History==
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Northwest of the mine is an old clay strip mine and coal and slate outcroppings can be viewed south of 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]].<ref name="bridge">http://www.indianacrossings.org/bridgeLinks/14-61-35.html {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}}</ref><ref name="parke" />
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]].<ref name="parke" /><ref name="bridge">{{Cite web |title=The Wilkins Mill Bridge |url=http://www.indianacrossings.org/bridgeLinks/14-61-35.html |access-date=June 30, 2021 |website=Indiana Covered Bridge Society}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Parke County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Parke County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Covered bridges in Parke County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1908]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1908]]
[[Category:Road bridges in Indiana]]
[[Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana]]
[[Category:1908 establishments in Indiana]]
[[Category:1908 establishments in Indiana]]
[[Category:Wooden bridges in Indiana]]
[[Category:Wooden bridges in Indiana]]

Latest revision as of 17:55, 24 September 2022

Zacke Cox Covered Bridge
Zacke Cox Covered Bridge
Coordinates39°41′42.42″N 87°17′9.44″W / 39.6951167°N 87.2859556°W / 39.6951167; -87.2859556
CarriesTickridge Road
CrossesRock Run Creek
LocaleParke, Indiana, United States
Official nameZacke Cox Covered Bridge
Named forZachariah M. Cox
Maintained byParke County
NBI Number6100051[1]
Characteristics
DesignNational Register of Historic Places
Total length72 ft (22 m)54ft +9ft overhangs on each end
Width15 ft (4.6 m)[2]
Height14 ft (4.3 m)
History
Constructed byBritton, J.A.
Built1908
Rebuilt1989, 1991 $6,000, 2002
MPSParke County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP 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

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bridge Information". LTBP InfoBridge. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Zacke Cox Covered Bridge (#20)". Parke County Convention & Visitors Commission. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Zacke Cox Covered Bridge". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "The Wilkins Mill Bridge". Indiana Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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