Posted February 13, 2021, by Teddi Yaeger (tourism [at] madisoncounty [dot] com)
In my research as project manager for the Covered Bridges Scenic Byway, I have compiled the following information:
Afton/Reed’s Crossing Bridge (1872-1924)
Built in Lincoln Township over the Middle River by Eli Cox in 1872, the Afton/Reed’s Crossing Bridge was ordered in June of 1871 for a cost of $1,800. It stood east of where the old Afton road crossed the Middle River and into a horseshoe bend. (As near as can be figured, the Afton Bridge would likely have been located on what is now Knoll Ridge Trail, just east of a horseshoe bend.) The bridge was destroyed by ice in a spring flood in 1924.(The Afton Bridge Mill, as it was later called, was built in 1850 by J.T. Bertholf. It was a grist mill. It was located in Lincoln Township, just north of the (now present) Afton bridge.) – History of Madison County, Mueller
However, county records (Board of Supervisors, 1872) show that John P. Clark worked on Afton (Reed) Bridge.
In my research as project manager for the Covered Bridges Scenic Byway, I have compiled the following information:
Afton/Reed’s Crossing Bridge (1872-1924)
Built in Lincoln Township over the Middle River by Eli Cox in 1872, the Afton/Reed’s Crossing Bridge was ordered in June of 1871 for a cost of $1,800. It stood east of where the old Afton road crossed the Middle River and into a horseshoe bend. (As near as can be figured, the Afton Bridge would likely have been located on what is now Knoll Ridge Trail, just east of a horseshoe bend.) The bridge was destroyed by ice in a spring flood in 1924.(The Afton Bridge Mill, as it was later called, was built in 1850 by J.T. Bertholf. It was a grist mill. It was located in Lincoln Township, just north of the (now present) Afton bridge.) – History of Madison County, Mueller
However, county records (Board of Supervisors, 1872) show that John P. Clark worked on Afton (Reed) Bridge.