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Reddington Bridge
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
Comments
Big Sand Creek Bridge
Thanks Tony ! I also enjoy your phrase "added stuff"
Big Sand Creek CR 1000S Bridge
Yes Mike and Melissa, I put that in the description as I believe he likely was a relative to John. Also the article said the bridge was a half mile East of US 31, but that is incorrect as it was West of the highway and was not replaced.
Big Sand Creek Bridge
Seriously Mike Daffron, that was my first thought !
Big Sand Creek Bridge
I'll bet the offending driver was related to Old Johnny Cougar, think?
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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.