The Beeson Covered Bridge originally crossed Roaring Creek in Washington Township, Parke County, Indiana. The bridge was moved to its current location in Billie Creek Village over Williams Creek in December 1979. The 1906 Beeson Covered Bridge is a single-span Burr Arch covered bridge structure that was built by the Frankfort Construction Company. The bridge is 55 feet long, and 16 feet wide, with a clearance of 12 feet 6 inches. The bridge had concrete foundations when it was built and was placed on concrete foundations when it was moved, but after a flood in 1989, the bridge was reset on creosoted wood.

Many of the bridges in Parke County are named after a nearby city or the body of water they cross but due to another bridge across the county being named the Marshall Covered Bridge it was named after the nearby Beeson family. William H. Beeson, who was born in 1879, owned 53 acres of land near the bridge.

The bridge was closed in 1969 because the abutments were declared unsafe. In March 1979, a nearby concrete bridge collapsed. This, along with the earlier closing of the Beeson Covered Bridge, caused a severe problem with access to Marshall, and nearby Turkey Run High School and Turkey Run State Park.

At 11:47 p.m. on August 9, 1979, a fire was reported at the Beeson Bridge. Firefighters from Marshall, fought from the south end while firefighters from Bloomingdale fought from the north end of the bridge. The fire was found to be a clear case of arson, fuel oil odors were still strong the following morning. The Parke County Sheriff's Department, Indiana State Police Department, and the Indiana State Fire Marshal all were part of the investigation, owing that it is a registered national landmark the FBI probably had jurisdiction but declined to join.

Less than a week later another fire was started just after midnight on August 15, 1979. A nearby neighbor saw someone at the bridge and heard a car turn around in his driveway. Shortly after that he saw flames at the bridge and contacted the Fire Department. The Marshall Fire Department found the bridge floor covered in flames but was quickly able to extinguish them.

On December 4, 1979, the Buchta Trucking Company began moving the bridge to its current location over Williams Creek, in Billie Creek Village, Rockville. They first removed the roof and sides before transporting the rest of the bridge.

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978.

Located at:  N39 45.794    W87 12.389    -    WGCB #14-61-24

Photographed in May 2022