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Lowell Covered Bridge

Bartholomew County, Indiana

Photos 

1941 Melvin Davies photo

Indiana Historical Society

BH Photo #445994

Map 

Description 

The only Indiana Covered Bridge that I have seen (In pictures) to feature "Fake store-front" portals.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Driftwood River on Lowell Road
Location
Bartholomew County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1870
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 286.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.23982, -85.97162   (decimal degrees)
39°14'23" N, 85°58'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/588748/4343894 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84868 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Bartholomew County, Indiana (73)
Built 1870 (140)
Built during 1870s (1,110)
Covered (1,648)
Howe through truss (448)
Howe truss (558)
Indiana (4,918)
 Lost (24,733)
Lost 1959 (75)
Lost during 1950s (676)
Replaced by new bridge (16,577)
Through truss (15,062)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,225)
Truss (32,784)

Update Log 

  • February 21, 2021: New photo from Garrett DiDomizio
  • April 2, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • April 1, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Garrett DiDomizio - garrettdidomizio [at] gmail [dot] com

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