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The Sim Smith Covered Bridge is east of
Montezuma, Indiana Montezuma is a town in Reserve Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,022 at the 2010 census. It is located approximately 66 miles west of Indianapolis History Montezuma was laid out in about 1824. The town wa ...
. The single span
Burr Truss The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a ''multiple kingpost'' truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridges ...
covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1883. The bridge is long, wide, and high. ''Note:'' This includes
Site map
and Accompanying photographs. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1978.


Gallery

File:Burr_Truss_P4230093_Sims_Smith.jpg , Detail of Burr Arch and King Posts File:Burr_Truss_P4230099_Sims_Smith.jpg, Detail of Abutment


See also

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List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana __NOTOC__ This is a list of properties and districts in Indiana that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 1,900 in total. Of these, 39 are National Historic Landmarks. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least ...
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Parke County Covered Bridges The covered bridges of Parke County are well-known tourist attractions in Parke County, Indiana, United States, which touts itself as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World". The county claims to have more covered bridges than any other county in ...
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Parke County Covered Bridge Festival The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is a fall festival which takes place in nine communities in Parke County, Indiana, United States. It celebrates the county's 31 covered bridges, and is attended by more than 2 million people each year. It b ...


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* Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Parke County, Indiana Bridges completed in 1883 King post truss bridges in the United States Wooden bridges in Indiana Burr Truss bridges in the United States 1883 establishments in Indiana {{ParkeCountyIN-NRHP-stub