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Connersville Covered Bridge

Fayette County, Indiana
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This one had the rounded ceilings like the one in Shelbyville and the Kennedy family considered it to be the best bridge they ever built.

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Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Whitewater River on E 5th St
Location
Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built in 1887 by E.L. Kennedy and replaced around 1935.
Builder
- E.L. Kennedy
Design
Village style Burr arch truss
Dimensions
Total length: 300.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.63902, -85.13016   (decimal degrees)
39°38'20" N, 85°07'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/660451/4389364 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Connersville
Inventory number
BH 50903 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Built 1887 (130)
Built during 1880s (1,045)
Burr arch-truss (226)
Connersville, Indiana (5)
Covered (925)
E.L. Kennedy (2)
Fayette County, Indiana (19)
 Indiana (3,348)
Lost (10,370)
Lost during 1930s (60)
Replaced by new bridge (7,139)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Truss (23,574)

Update Log 

  • January 11, 2012: Added by Tony Dillon

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