Oblique overview
View facing southeast, from the yard of the adjacent landowner. I would advise NOT entering the yard unless the landowner has secured the dogs.
Photo taken by Fmiser
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
BH Photo #286258
I talked to a local resident. He says the bridge was built in 1899. How trustworthy is the "official" 1890 date?
He also said the approx. 3 feet of concrete on the top of the stone abutments was added about 1950 to raise the bridge.
And, during the flooding in 2014, he was on the bridge with a chainsaw to clear driftwood from the superstructure. I suspect it was that sort of driftwood that toppled the Tartar Ferry Road bridge...
Yup. The HAER photos are of the Indian Ford bridge. I just visited the site. I uploaded one photos so there would be something to see after James removes the incorrect photos. I have a bunch more I hope to upload soon.
The picture shown is not the Babylon bridge,we live next to it. To see a picture go to our web site at www.bridgeviewolives.com
According to the National Register Nomination Form the 1890 date for this bridge was a "circa" date. So the 1899 date could absolutely be correct. See attached.
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