The Zacke Cox Covered Bridge is east of Mecca, Indiana, in Parke County. The single-span Burr Arch Truss-covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1908 and rehabilitated in 1991 and 2002. Northwest of the bridge is an old clay strip mine, and coal and slate outcroppings can be viewed to the south of the bridge.

Zachariah M. Cox was born in Coloma in 1857. His father was E.T. Cox, and his family was quite prominent in Parke County, with various family members owning nearly 1000 acres of land near the bridge.

This bridge, along with the Harry Evans Covered Bridge and the Weisner Covered Bridge, all built by J.A. Britton, lacks the traditional Britton Portals. Instead, they have a more semi-arched portal that more resembles the Hendricks Portals of the Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge or the Rush Creek Covered Bridge.

Dimensions:  Length of largest span: 50.8 ft.;  total length: 53.1 ft.;  deck width: 15.4 ft.;  vertical clearance above deck: 11.7 ft.

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

Located at:  N39 41.71  W87 17.15      -      WGCB #14-61-11

Photographed in May of 2022

Photos by Millard Farmer