county/comté/grafschaft
一廊桥
3 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken
14-36 JACKSON
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
14-36-03
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
14-36-04
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.