The Billie Creek Covered Bridge is a 77-foot Burr Arch structure that was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1895 in Parke County, Indiana for a cost of $820.  J.L. Van Fossen supplied the sandstone that makes up the abutments cut from A.E. Fuel's nearby quarry. This bridge was built to replace the open wooden bridge that had been built by famed bridge builder J.A. Britton, just 15 years earlier in 1880. It was built on what was then called the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway, which would later become U.S. 36. The bridge was saved because it was later bypassed when the road was rebuilt.

After being bypassed by the main highway it became a tourist attraction when it became part of Billie Creek Village where it is still open to vehicular traffic and only closed at busy times of the year for traffic control.

Billie Creek Bridge was named for the nickname of the creek. A tourist attraction was constructed by moving and restoring local historic buildings near the bridge site. Billie Creek Village now includes a historic church, school, general store, governor’s home, barn, and other features. The Beeson Covered Bridge, and the Leatherwood Station Bridge, have been relocated near this site.

Today, the Billie Creek Bridge is intermittently opened and closed for traffic control. When closed, school buses must make a detour of over 2 miles on their assigned route. When Billie Creek Village is open during Covered Bridge Festivals, evenings, and weekends, the Billie Creek Bridge is usually closed until the overflow parking lot is needed and opened.

Billie Creek covered bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Located at:   N39 45.688     W87 12.391     -      WGCB #14-61-19 

Photographed in May 2022