county/comté/grafschaft
一廊桥

3 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken

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Brownstown

The Shieldstown Covered Bridge

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North-east of Brownstown off CR250E between
Brownstown and Hamilton Twps.

Over the East Fork of the White River.

The Shieldstown Bridge, closed to motor traffic.

3.3 miles north-east of IN39 at Brownstown on US50 then left at the water tower 1 mile to the bridge

2 spans 331' or 100.8m

Built in 1876, by J. J. Daniels

Burr Arch truss, photos Galen Frysinger.

Seymour/
Indianapolis

The old Bell’s Ford Bridge

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COLLAPSED in 1999 and 2006, rebuilt in 2024.

Bell's Ford Bridge, collapsed, remnants to be moved and rebuilt near Indianapolis

2 span 330' or 100.5m

Built by Robert Patterson in 1875 on the East-Fork of the White river near Seymour, partially collapsed by high winds on 02-28-99, the second span collapsed on January 6th 2006. Rebuilt in 2024 in Fishers, Hamilton County over Falls Creek, at Geist Park North-East of Indianapolis.

It was the only remaining Post truss covered bridge in the world!

Medora

The Medora Bridge

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East of Medora off IN235 between Carr and Driftwood Twps.

Over the East Fork of the White River. Medora Bridge, closed to motor traffic.

5 miles south-west of US50 at Brownstown on IN135 then right on IN235 towards Medora about 1.5 miles to the bridge on the north side of the road.

3 spans 434' or 132.2m

Built in 1875, by J. J. Daniels restotation in 2011.

Burr Arch truss, photos Galen Frysinger.