Sim Smith Covered Bridge
| Sims Smith Covered Bridge | |
| National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Official name: Sims Smith Covered Bridge | |
| Named for: Simeon Smith | |
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Indiana |
| County | Parke |
| Township | Wabash |
| Road | C.R. W40N |
| Crosses | Leatherwood Creek, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39°46′24.75″N 87°19′52.20″W / 39.7735417°N 87.3311667°WCoordinates: 39°46′24.75″N 87°19′52.20″W / 39.7735417°N 87.3311667°W |
| Length | 102 ft (31 m) 84ft +9ft overhangs on each end |
| Width | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Clearance | 14 ft (4 m) |
| Builder | Britton, J.A. |
| Design | Burr Arch truss single-span bridge |
| Material | Wood |
| Built | 1883 Original Cost $3,200 |
| - Rebuilt | 1977 |
| Owned and Maintained by | Parke County |
| NBI Number | 6100060 |
| Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
| NRHP Ref# | 78000411 |
| MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
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The Sim Smith Covered Bridge is east of Montezuma, Indiana. The single span Burr Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1883. The bridge is 101 feet (31 m) long, 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, and 14 feet (4.3 m) high.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Detail of Burr Arch and King Posts
Detail of Abutment
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