Blackiston Mill Bridge

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BH Photo #172731

Original abutments are still in use on the current bridge

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Silver Creek on Blackiston Mill Road
Location: Floyd County, Indiana, and Clark County, Indiana
Status: Lost
History: Built 1888 by Wrought Iron Bridge Co., collapsed 1963 under a concrete mixer, (Bridge was under repair at the time)
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.33429, -85.79488 (decimal degrees)
38°20'03" N, 85°47'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/605326/4243593 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: New Albany
Inventory number: BH 45889 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

August 11, 2018: New photo from Mike Daffron
February 2, 2012: New photos from J.P.
December 17, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated location to reflect bridge crosses county line
August 18, 2011: New Street View added by James McCray
August 18, 2011: Updated by J.P.: added builder found via article.
February 11, 2011: Updated by J.P.: added build and collapse date and cause of said collapse.
August 13, 2010: Added by J.P.

Blackiston Mill Bridge

Posted February 2, 2012, by J.P.

Added photos of the original piers and abutments that are still in use on current bridge.

Blackiston Mill Bridge

Posted February 11, 2011, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Guess maybe they should have finished the repairs BEFORE they allowed the cement mixer to cross it!

Blackiston Mill Bridge

Posted February 11, 2011, by J.P.

here is a link to a picture of the bridge right after the collapse. sad sight. Wish i would have gotten to see this bridge.