Phillips Covered Bridge - Parke County, Indiana
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Phillips Covered Bridge - Parke County, Indiana
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
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The Phillips Covered Bridge, AKA Arabia Covered Bridge, crosses Rocky Run Creek in Parke County, Indiana.
Built by J. A. Britton in 1909, this single-span four-segment King Post truss bridge is the shortest covered bridge in Parke County and the only one remaining that does not have burr arches.
When the bridge was built, the Phillips family owned all the property surrounding the bridge. But the area was often called “Little Arabia” since it was where a group of Syrian Muslim immigrants settled. The Arabia Church ruins and cemetery sit on the hill just south of the covered bridge.
Phillips Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Copyright 2022 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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December 17th, 2022
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