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Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge
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Coordinates 39°45′27.58″N 87°12′33.05″W / 39.7576611°N 87.2091806°W / 39.7576611; -87.2091806
Carries Walking trail
Crosses Williams Creek (Indiana)
Locale Rockport, Parke, Indiana, United States
Official name Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge
Other name(s) Harry Wolf Bridge
Named for Leatherwood Station
Maintained by Parke County Commissioners
Parke County
WGCB # 14-61-25
Characteristics
Design Burr arch truss bridge
Total length 72 ft (21.9 m) (includes 9 ft (2.7 m) overhangs on each end)
Width 16 ft (4.9 m)
Number of spans 1
Clearance above 14 ft (4.3 m)
History
Construction cost <$680
Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge (#25)
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
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Built 1899 (1899)
Built by Joseph A. Britton
Part of Parke County Covered Bridges TR (ID64000193)
NRHP reference No. 78000397
Added to NRHP December 22, 1978

The Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge is a single span double Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton & Son in 1899. Originally it had sandstone abutments but when it was moved to Billie Creek Village they were replaced with concrete abutments with sandstone showing.

History

The bridge was named after the nearby B&O Railroad station at its original location (39°48′55″N 87°17′57″W / 39.815141°N 87.299085°W / 39.815141; -87.299085 (Original location)). It was also known as the "Harry Wolf Bridge." Wolf owned the land near the bridge. The portal was later modified into a J. J. Daniels Arch while the original angular Britton Arch framing is still visible from the inside.

A letter from J. J. Daniels dated May 18, 1899, says that he had made a bid to build the bridge for $680. Since J. A. Britton was awarded the contract it can be assumed that his bid was less than Daniels.

According to Historic American Engineering Record documentation of the bridge, it was repaired in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration. It was built by Britton who built approximately 40 bridges in three Indiana counties, Parke, Putnam, and Vermillion, during a 33-year period.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Gallery

Images of Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge prior to being moved to Billie Creek Village.

  • Splice in lower chord. - Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek Village), Montezuma, Parke County, IN HAER IND,61-MONT,1-8

    Detail of splice in lower chord underneath bridge

  • Portal entrance bracing details. - Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek Village), Montezuma, Parke County, IN HAER IND,61-MONT,1-4

    Detail of Northwest portal entrance bracing

  • Southeast portal entrance. - Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek Village), Montezuma, Parke County, IN HAER IND,61-MONT,1-2

    Exterior view of Southeast portal entrance

  • Arch ring and truss. - Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek Village), Montezuma, Parke County, IN HAER IND,61-MONT,1-7

    Detail of Double Burr Arch

  • South 3-4 view. - Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek Village), Montezuma, Parke County, IN HAER IND,61-MONT,1-3

    South 3/4 view

  • Connection of lower chord and arch rings (note kerfs in arch). - Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek Village), Montezuma, Parke HAER IND,61-MONT,1-13

    Detail of lower chord passing through double Burr Arch rings, viewed from below bridge (Note kerfs in arches)

  • Connection of vertical to lower chord (note kerfs in members - Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek Village), Montezuma, Parke HAER IND,61-MONT,1-15

    Detail of vertical King Post connection with lower chord, viewed from below with picture flipped 180 (Note kerfs in lower chord)

  • Detail view of truss, lower chord and arch ring bearing on stone abutment. - Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek Village), HAER IND,61-MONT,1-14

    Detail of double Burr Arch ring bearing on stone abutment, truss and lower chord

  • Detail view of truss, lower chord and arch ring bearing on stone abutment. - Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek Village), HAER IND,61-MONT,1-9

    Detail of double Burr Arch ring bearing on stone abutment, truss and lower chord

  • General view beneath structure, showing arch rings and lower chords on stone abutment. - Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek HAER IND,61-MONT,1-6

    View of abutment from under bridge: Detail of both double Burr Arches beating on stone abutment (Note damage to abutment)

  • General inside view, showing upper wind bracing and ties, arch rings and truss framing. - Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek HAER IND,61-MONT,1-5

    View from inside bridge, looking Southeast, showing upper wind bracing and ties, double Burr Arch rings, and truss framing
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