Portland Mills Covered Bridge

Portland Mills Covered Bridge (HM1BCD)

Location: Waveland, IN 47989 Parke County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 51.644', W 87° 5.372'

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Built 1856 by Henry Wolfe to Burr arch truss design. Moved here 1961 to replace Dooley Station Bridge. Restored and reopened 1996. Horizontal yellow poplar siding replaced with pine; oak arches; new cedar shingles; concrete abutments. Listed in National Register of Historic Places with Parke County covered bridges 1978.
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HM NumberHM1BCD
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number61.1998.1
Year Placed1998
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau and Portland Mills Homecoming Association
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 6:43am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 492341 N 4412304
Decimal Degrees39.86073333, -87.08953333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 51.644', W 87° 5.372'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 51' 38.64" N, 87° 5' 22.32" W
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Area Code(s)765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1860-1898 E 650 N, Waveland IN 47989, US
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