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The Gibson County Department of Parks and Recreation Board, which is comprised of seven members from the community, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:00PM, unless otherwise posted, at the Gibson County South Annex Building located at 203 S. Prince Street , Suite B , Princeton , IN 47670. You can contact the Board via email parkboard@gibsoncounty-in.gov.
Bridges are under the purview of the commissioners and not the Parks Department.
Located on Moores Bridge Road, Patoka, IN 47666.
E 390 N, Fransisco, Indiana 47649
The Wheeling Covered Bridge was built over the Patoka River in 1877. The bridge is 163 feet long. The bridge is a Smith Type IV Through Truss construction, was built by William T. Washer. It is now closed to vehicles but can be crossed by pedestrians.
Located at W 650 S, Griffin, IN 47616
The Old Red Covered Bridge is a 170-foot bridge over the Big Bayou Creek. It is a Smith Type IV Truss. The frame was built in 1875 in Pennsylvania and initially shipped to Cincinatti before traveling the Ohio and Wabash Rivers. It made its final move with mules and wagons. The floor was made by local builders from Burr Oak by local sawmills.
Located on Old Petersburg Road, Old IN-65 North, Princeton, IN 47670
Severns Bridge was built across the Patoka River in 1908. It is a Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, fixed bridge built by the Indiana Bridge Company of Muncie Indiana. It is 108 feet long. The bridge was rehabilititated in 2009.
The bridge is named after John Severns, who is known as the first white settler in the county in 1789. The Native Americans in the area allowed Severns and his family to reside on the south bank of the Patoka River in exchange for the use of his ferry.
