The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is a fall
festival
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which takes place in nine communities in
Parke County, Indiana
Parke County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Wabash River. The County (United States), county was formed in 1821 out of a portion of Vigo County, Indiana, Vigo County. According to the 2020 census, the population ...
,
United States
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. It celebrates the county's 31
covered bridges
A covered bridge is a timber- truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered wo ...
, and is attended by more than 2 million people each year. It begins on the second Friday in October and lasts 10 days.
Attractions include Fox's Overlook, Boardwalk and Parke Place, waterfall, historic mill, and the beautiful covered bridge.
The festival began in 1957, when a group of local women decided to hold a three-day festival to accommodate the many interested tourists looking for information about the bridges. Now the festival is thriving and puts
Mansfield
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on the map 10 days of the year. The first festival was rather small and occurred only in
Rockville.
2020 saw no festival.
See also
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Parke County Covered Bridges
The covered bridges of Parke County are well-known tourist attractions in Parke County, Indiana, Parke County, Indiana, United States, which touts itself as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World". The county claims to have more covered bridges ...
External links
Official website
Covered bridges in Parke County, Indiana
Festivals in Indiana
Tourist attractions in Parke County, Indiana
Wooden bridges in Indiana
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