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Dubois Creek IN 101 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.553889,-84.947778

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Carries IN 101 over Dubois Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 35.8 Feet
Span Length: 35.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Dubois Creek on IN 101
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Union County

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Four Mile Creek IN 44 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.625000,-84.823333

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Carries IN 44 over Four Mile Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 60.7 Feet
Span Length: 59.7 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Four Mile Creek on IN 44
History: Built 1947; rehabilitated 1983
Built: 1947

Location: Union County

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Hanna Creek IN 44 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.633056,-84.897778

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Carries IN 44 over Hanna Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 64.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Hanna Creek on IN 44
History: Built 1956
Built: 1956

Location: Union County

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US27 Hanna Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.624167,-84.906389

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Carries US 27 over Hanna Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 82.7 Feet
Span Length: 39.7 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Hanna Creek on US 27
History: Built 1937; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1937

Location: Union County

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Silver Creek IN 44 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.636944,-84.942778

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Carries IN 44 over Silver Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 113.8 Feet
Span Length: 54.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Silver Creek on IN 44
History: Built 1933; rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1933

Location: Union County

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Clay Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.690000,-84.996667

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Carries CR 400 W over Clay Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 58.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Clay Creek on CR 400 W
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 1999
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Union County

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158699

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Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

158700

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Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

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Goodwins Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.643333,-84.833333

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Carries CR 500 E over Goodwins Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Goodwins Creek on CR 500 E
History: Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1960; replaced 1995
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Union County

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CSX - Brownsville Trestle

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.667771,-85.004699

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Carries CSX over Whitewater River East Branch
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 463.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Whitewater River East Branch on CSX
History: CH&D, B & O, CSX
Built:

Location: Union County

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191559

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East Side View

Photo taken by Ed Hollowell in December 2010

191560

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East Side Abutment

It appears that the abutment is cut stone covered in cement/gunnite.

Photo taken by Ed Hollowell in December 2010

191561

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East Side Abutment

Photo taken by Ed Hollowell in December 2010

191562

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South Side

Photo taken by Ed Hollowell in December 2010

191563

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South Side From the East

Photo taken by Ed Hollowell in December 2010

191564

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Joint and Bearing

Photo taken by Ed Hollowell in December 2010

191565

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Brownsville Side

Photo taken by Ed Hollowell in December 2010

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CSX - Silver Creek Trestle

Status: Open

Location: 39.644561,-84.939010

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Carries CSX Railroad over Silver Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 620.0 Feet
Span Length: 67.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Silver Creek on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Union County

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446354

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Photo taken by Tony Dillon in April 2019

446355

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Photo taken by Tony Dillon in April 2019

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CSX Hanna Creek Trestle

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.624720,-84.905871

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Carries CSX over Hanna Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Hanna Creek on CSX
History:
Built:

Location: Union County

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443807

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Circa 1909

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443816

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Circa 1910

Old Postcard View

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Dunlapsville Bridge 14-81-02x

Status: Destroyed by fire and site flooded by Brookville Lake

Location: 39.589815,-84.987793

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Carries Roseburg Rd over East Fork Whitewater River
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Burr arch-truss
Total Length: 315.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Roseburg Rd
History: Built 1870 by Archibald Kennedy. Burned 1971 while planning was underway to move the bridge as Brookville Dam was nearing completion and would flood the bridge.
Built: 1870

Location: Union County

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350043

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DunlapsvilleCB2

Photo by Frank M. Hohenberger Courtesy, The Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

350044

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Dunlapsville Covered Bridge

Date 1926-05-06

Photo taken Frank M. Hohenberger Courtesy, The Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

350045

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Dunlapsville 45

1945-04-29

Photo taken by Frank M. Hohenberger. Courtesy, The Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

350046

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1945-04-29

Photo taken by Frank M. Hohenberger. Courtesy, The Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

350047

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Dunlapsville 46

1946-07-04

Photo taken by Frank M. Hohenberger. Courtesy, The Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

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CSX - Dewees Farm Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.644048,-85.000109

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Carries CSX Transportation over Private Farm Road
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Private Farm Road on CSX Transportation
History: Built 1856
Built: 1856

Location: Union County

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Richland Creek Covered Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.653589,-84.973566

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Carries Old Brownsville Road over Richland Creek
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: Multiple Kingpost through truss
Total Length: 80.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Richland Creek on Old Brownsville Road
History: Built in 1872 by A.M. Kennedy & Sons; replaced in 1942
Built: 1872

Location: Union County

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445921

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1938 Melvin Davies photo

Indiana Historical Society

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Brownsville Covered Bridge

Status: Relocated to Mill Race Park in Columbus, Bartholomew County where it is still in use.

Location: 39.664858,-85.006695

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Carries Brownsville Road over East Fork Whitewater River
Design: truss/through/long
Design Details: Long through truss
Total Length: 182.0 Feet
Span Length: 166.0 Feet

Overview: Long through truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Brownsville Road
History: Built 1840
Built: 1840

Location: Union County

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446265

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1938 Melvin Davies photo

Indiana Historical Society

446305

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1940 A.B. Calvert photo

Indiana Historical Society

446306

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1940 A.B. Calvert photo

Indiana Historical Society

446318

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Indiana Historical Society


Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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