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Moore Covered Bridge 14-26-02x
Photos
Vintage postcard scan.
Scan by Bill Eichelberger
Enlarge
BH Photo #165873
Description
This was the last covered bridge in the state of Indiana to be replaced that wasn't destroyed by arson or a storm. An over-sized truck did considerable damage to the bridge in September of 1978. Instead of spending the estimated $28,000 on repairs, the county decided to quickly remove and replace it. The wooden bridge was cut into pieces and burned. The replacement superstructure was placed on the covered bridge abutments.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Smith through truss bridge over Patoka River
- Location
- Gibson County, Indiana
- Status
- Removed and replaced
- History
- Built in 1876 by William T. Washer, replaced in 1978 after damage from a large truck.
- Builder
- - William T. Washer
- Design
- Smith through truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 150.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.41397, -87.50771 (decimal degrees)
38°24'50" N, 87°30'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/455675/4251869 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Patoka
- Inventory numbers
- WGCB 14-26-02x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 45306 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 18, 2020: New photos from Garrett DiDomizio
- November 9, 2010: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
- May 19, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added coordinates, date lost and description of the loss of this bridge.
- May 19, 2010: Added by Bill Eichelberger
Sources
- Bill Eichelberger
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Garrett DiDomizio - garrettdidomizio [at] gmail [dot] com
I went there today, and looked for a moment to see if I could find the carving stone for the bridge, but I was unfortunately unsuccessful. My guess is that it was probably lost, or crumbled into the creek with the edge of the abutements. Overall, interesting to see the original covered bridge foundation. Wish I could’ve seen the bridge when it was around.