Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge
| Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge | |
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| Official name: Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge | |
| Named for: Bowsher Ford | |
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Indiana |
| County | Parke |
| Township | Liberty |
| Road | Bowsher Road |
| Crosses | Mill Creek, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39°55′47.17″N 87°21′6.38″W / 39.9297694°N 87.3517722°WCoordinates: 39°55′47.17″N 87°21′6.38″W / 39.9297694°N 87.3517722°W |
| Length | 92 ft (28 m) 72ft +10ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Clearance | 13.5 ft (4 m) |
| Builder | Britton, Eugene |
| Design | Single Burr Arch truss bridge |
| Material | Wood |
| Built | 1915 |
| Owned and Maintained by | Parke County |
| NBI Number | 6100159 |
| WGCB Number | #14-61-33 |
| Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
| NRHP Ref# | 78000385 |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
  Location of the Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge in Indiana
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The Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch truss covered bridge structure that was built by J.A. Britton's son, Eugene Britton, in 1915.
Elmer Garrard won the bid to build this bridge but needed the Britton families expertise. Eugene Britton was contracted and credited as the builder.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Bowsher Ford Bridge in the mid-1990s.
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