Mansfield Covered Bridge
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Mansfield Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Moser Hill stands 284 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mansfield Roller Mill, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 9.6 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Mansfield Covered Bridge is a double Burr Arch double span truss bridge located on Mansfield Road (historic) and Big Raccoon Creek in Mansfield southeast of Rockville in Parke County, Indiana. Built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1867 at a cost of $12,200, it is the second longest covered bridge still standing in Parke County, at 279 ft (85 m). Designated as a historic site by the National Register of Historic Places, the bridge rests on land provided by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources of Parke County and is open to the public all year.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1867.
Wikidata Q6751637, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height limit
- 10'6"
- Weight limit
- 5 st
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 50.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Point · 16 mi
- Camel's Back · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Park: 3.5 mi
- Fern Cliff Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Harmony Park: 9.5 mi
- Rockville Lake Park: 9.5 mi
- Van Bibber Lake Beach Park: 9.9 mi
- Young Immigrant: 16.3 mi
- Depth of Field: 17.7 mi
- Chemistry Honor Society Certificate: 17.8 mi
- Leave Your Mark (2013): 17.8 mi
- Golden Key Honor Society Certificate: 17.8 mi
- Bald Hill: 8.4 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 16.2 mi
- Snyder Hill: 16.9 mi
- Hughes Hill: 17.2 mi
- Wiegands Hill: 17.8 mi
- Mansfield Roller Mill: 0.1 mi
- Bridgeton Mill: 4.4 mi
- Obsons Farm Corn Maze: 12.3 mi
- Ice Box: 15.7 mi
- Falls Canyon: 15.7 mi
- World War Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Craig Park Military Plaza: 10.7 mi
- World War II Memorial: 12.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Col. Lieber Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Putnam County Train Museum: 12.7 mi
- Putnam County Museum: 12.7 mi
- Lusk Home: 15.6 mi
- Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum: 20.9 mi
- Eugene V. Debs Museum: 21.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 17.5 mi
- The Sam and Joy Hulbert Rose Garden: 17.8 mi
- Bamboo Garden: 17.9 mi
- Bamboo Garden: 17.9 mi
- Herbs Garden: 19.7 mi
- Raccoon State Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Fern Cliff Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Turkey Run State Park: 16.0 mi
- Shades State Park: 18.3 mi
- Hemlock Ridge Nature Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Early Station: 16.3 mi
- Montezuma Station: 17.2 mi
- Toronto: 22.2 mi
- Randall: 23.4 mi
- West Dana: 24.1 mi
- Canyon Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Pavillion Aztek Park : 16.3 mi
- Public Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Silver Cascade Falls: 18.1 mi
- Lower Cataract Falls: 22.0 mi
- Upper Cataract Falls: 22.7 mi
- Fern Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Honeycomb Rock: 18.6 mi
- Hulman Beach: 16.2 mi
- Speed Beach: 18.0 mi
- Twigg Rest Park: 16.9 mi
- Cataract Falls Covered Bridge: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mansfield Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moser Hill | ESE 116° | 284 m | 19.8 mi |
| Hadden Hill | ESE 115° | 279 m | 18.2 mi |
| McCoy Hill | ESE 121° | 275 m | 18.7 mi |
| Snyder Hill | ESE 121° | 267 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | ESE 112° | 262 m | 8.4 mi |
| Sunset Hill | SE 126° | 261 m | 19.3 mi |
| Hughes Hill | ESE 116° | 256 m | 17.2 mi |
| Truax Hill | N 7° | 244 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:25 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:40 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:45 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 78000399OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Mansfield Bridge, reference 78000399, listed 12/22/78.
OpenStreetMap element way/141429048
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