Big Blue River
Indiana
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Big Blue River Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Built ca.1895;replaced 1993Lost through truss bridge over Big Blue River on CR 925 WReplaced by new bridge
Big Blue River Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 1997Lost through truss bridge over Big Blue River on IN 44Replaced by new bridge
Big Blue River Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Built 1943Arch bridge over Big Blue River on Southbound US 31Open to traffic
Big Blue River US 31 Bridge (Johnson County, Indiana)
Southbound bridge built 1943; northbound built ca. 1950Pair of four-span concrete arch bridges over Big Blue River on US 31 in EdinburghOpen to traffic
Cedar Ford Covered Bridge 14-73-01x (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built in 1885 by the Kennedy Bros., moved to fairgrounds in 1970's, now dismantled.Burr Arch truss bridge originally over Big Blue RiverReplaced by new bridge in 1975, moved to the county fairgrounds where it remained until being dismantled. Now the parts are being used to build a new bridge in Monroe County.
CKS - Big Blue River Bridge (Rush County, Indiana)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Big Blue River on Carthage, Knightstown, & Shirley Railroadabandoned
County Line Bridge (Hancock County, Indiana)
Built 1916 by Burk Construction Co.Parker through truss bridge over Big Blue River on CR 900 EastOpen to traffic
CSX - Big Blue River Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built 1916 by the King Bridge Co. Once hosted named passenger trains such as the James Whitcomb Riley of the New York Central Railroad, today CSX utilizes the line only occasionally on a turn from Indy to Shelbyville.Warren through truss bridge over Big Blue River in ShelbyvilleOpen
Fox Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built ca.1910;replaced 1992Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Big Blue River on CR 175 ENew bridge built upstream on a new alignment, but bridge removed.
Harrison Street Bridge (Old) (Shelby County, Indiana)
Built 1935; replaced 1994Lost concrete arch bridge over Big Blue River on IN 9Replaced by new bridge
Koger Farm Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Moved to this location at unknown date, inacessable by road.Abandoned warren pony truss bridge over Big Blue River, located just North of US 36 bridge.Abandoned
Little King's Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Built ca.1910; rehabilitated 1983; replaced 1997Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Big Blue River on CR 125 WReplaced by new bridge on a new alignment and destroyed
Melbrook Bridge (Shelby County, Indiana)
Pony truss bridge over a Branch of Big Blue River on Edinburgh RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Mindenhall Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Built in 1915 by the Pan American Bridge Co. of New Castle.Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Big Blue River on 100 S in New CastleReplaced by new bridge
Monkey Jack Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Built in 1910, closed in 1970'sPony truss bridge over Big Blue River on CR 225 WestClosed to all traffic with deck missing
Spiceland Pike Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Built 1935Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Big Blue River on Spiceland PikeOpen to traffic
Stone Quarry Mill Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Built in 1893 by the Toledo Bridge CompanyLost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Blue River on CR 600SReplaced by new bridge
Van Nuys Bridge (Henry County, Indiana)
Built 1925; rehabilitated 2000Concrete arch bridge over Big Blue River on CR 200 NorthOpen to traffic