Although Parke County proclaims itself the “The Covered Bridge Capital of the World," the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges notes Pennsylvania has the most with 213. Ohio ...

Parke County, Indiana, west of Indianapolis on U.S. 36, once claimed 51½ covered bridges, with the half representing the eastern portion of a covered bridge spanning the Wabash River into ...

Spend a classic crisp Indiana fall day at the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival. In 8th grade, my best friend swiped her mom’s copy of The Bridges of Madison County and we read that thing ...

Indiana There are 98 historic wooden covered bridges in Indiana, 31 of which are located in Parke County, just 60 miles west of Indianapolis. Every October, Parke County hosts Indiana’s largest ...

Folks in Parke County love their covered bridges. Folks in Parke County love their covered bridges. These bridges are part of the deep history of the county and have and brought commerce in ...

Our past journey through Iowa included a visit to Madison County where we explored covered bridges made famous by Robert James Waller’s popular book, “The Bridges of Madison County,” and a ...

This covered bridge loop trail spans six Indiana counties and will take you by nine old bridges. The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is the largest festival in Indiana. For all things fall, this ...

Go On A Scenic Covered Bridge Scavenger Hunt Covered bridges, beyond their photogenic appeal and nostalgia, represent a bygone era of craftsmanship and innovation, having played an important part ...

Called "Indiana's largest festival," the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival kicks off Friday Oct. 14. The festival runs through Oct. 23. The 10-day festival always begins on the second Friday in ...