Built in 1873. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Mecca Covered Bridge crossing Big Raccoon Creek East of Mecca, Indiana is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by J.”
Wikipedia article Mecca Covered Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 47 National Register listings published here for Parke County · listed in 1978 · category: Structure · built in 1873.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mecca Bridge: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Robertson Gravel Company Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Montezuma Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Parke County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| W.C. Hargis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mecca, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Mecca | $350,000 | The tornado began just west of Mecca with sporadic tree damage that continued north of West Pence Street. The tornado crossed Coxville Road before tracking mostly through rural woods and farmland west of McAdams Road. The worst damage occurred where the circulation tracked roughly parallel to McAdams Road towards County Road West 100 South where a small garage was completely destroyed and a 150 year old barn was mostly destroyed. The tornado centerline was just to the west of residences along McAdams Road. Several other residences nearby had tree and pole barn damage. The tornado then moved into farmland before dissipating just north of County Road West 100 South. Maximum winds were estimated at 110 mph. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Mecca | $50,000 | Several roads closed due to water flowing over them within the town of Rockville. Total rainfall was around 2.1 inches. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Mecca | $20,000 | Flash flooding caused damaged to roadways. The local tavern in Mecca was flooded. |
| August 2023 | Flood | Mecca | $10,000 | Thunderstorms produced 4.00 to 5.00 inches of heavy rain in less than 3 hours over a small portion of Parke County in Mecca and south-southeast towards Rosedale. Water came into the basement of a home, which had not happened before. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Mecca | $10,000 | Flood damage to a couple of trailers in the town of Mecca due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall. Parke county emergency management estimated the damage at $10,000. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mecca | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mecca | $7,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mecca | $5,000 | Trees were reported down across the southern part of the county due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mecca | $5,000 | Numerous trees were reported down along Highway 41 and in the southern end of the county from Rockville southward due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Mecca | $2,000 | County Road 600 West was closed northwest of Mecca due to flash flooding. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Mecca | $1,000 | Some inches of flowing water was reported over Highway 41 South due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mecca | $1,000 | Trees down on highway |
| March 2009 | Flood | Mecca | - | Extensive flooding of agricultural land occurred along the Wabash River near Lyford, IN, and across the river from Clinton. The river crested 6.1 feet above flood stage at the Clinton river gauge on March 14th with a reading of 24.1 feet. Data is estimated due to missing data. |
| February 2009 | Flood | Mecca | - | Bottomlands and low lying county roads flooded occurred along the Wabash River in Parke County, including in and near Montezuma, due to heavy rain. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mecca | - | A few trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mecca | - | Trees were downed. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mecca | - | Trees were blown down in roadways. |
| April 1996 | Hail | Mecca | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wabash Township Graded School | 0.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Phillips Bridge | 3.0 miles | 1978 |
 | Sim Smith Bridge | 3.1 miles | 1978 |
 | Zacke Cox Bridge | 3.1 miles | 1978 |
 | Melcher Bridge | 4.2 miles | 1978 |
 | Harry Evans Bridge | 4.9 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000401 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Parke County | All 47 listed properties in this county. |
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