The first Bridgeton Covered Bridge was a 245 feet (74.7 m) long double span Burr Arch bridge built in 1868 by a crew led by J.J. Daniels. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1968. The first Bridgeton Covered Bridge was burned by an arsonist on April 28, 2005.

The second Bridgeton Covered Bridge was built in 2006 by local citizens and the state of Indiana.

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See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
• Parke County Covered Bridges
  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 has more covered bridges than any other county in the United States...
  
  
• Bridgeton, Indiana
  Bridgeton, Indiana
  Bridgeton, Indiana is a town in Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States. The town is notable for its covered bridge, which was destroyed on April 28, 2005, by a fire set by an arsonist...
  
  
• Bridgeton Historic District
  Bridgeton Historic District (Indiana)
  The Bridgeton Historic District in the City of Bridgeton, Indiana is "home to the oldest continuously operating mill west of the Allegheny Mountains."-See also:* List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana* Parke County Covered Bridges...
  
  
• Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
  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. It celebrates the county's 31 covered bridges, and is attended by more than 2 million people each year...