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Month: July 2010

Indiana’s Covered Bridges

Indiana’s Covered Bridges

North of Terre Haute, Indiana (near the eastern border of Illinois) is Parke County, nicknamed “The Covered Bridge Capital of the World.” Once upon a time, there were over 10,000 bridges of this type across the US. Today there are only a few hundred left. Of these, 31 are located in Parke County, near the town of Rockville, Indiana. You can visit many of the bridges using a helpful color-coded map available at the Rockville tourist office. Most of the…

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