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Reddington Bridge
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Big Sand Creek Bridge
The Republic: November 29 1972
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BH Photo #442773
Description
This may have been the old bridge that originally had a covered span paired with a metal truss. The covered bridge was replaced in the 30's or 40's with a slab. It was said to cross Sand Creek but is right near it's confluence with the East Fork of the White River. If the location is correct then the bridge was never replaced.
The man who drove the overloaded truck had the last name of Mellencamp... Given the location he was likely a relative of John "Cougar" Mellencamp.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Through truss bridge on County Road 1000 South over Sand Creek
- Location
- Bartholomew County, Indiana, and Jackson County, Indiana
- Status
- Collapsed
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Also called
- Big Sand Creek CR 1000S Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.05612, -85.84675 (decimal degrees)
39°03'22" N, 85°50'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/599784/4323637 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 84251 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 25, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
- January 22, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added stuff
- January 22, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch
Sources
- Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
I went looking for evidence of the old bridge today. On the south side the road is roped off with Posted No Trespassing! For the north side the old road appears to be the driveway to the last house before where the bridge was. So I don't know if anyone will ever have a chance to get to go near.