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West Bridge

Harrison County, Indiana

Photo 

IN 62 Indian Creek Bridge

The Courier-Journal: December 25 1949

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BH Photo #443320

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Walnut Street (IN 62).
Location
Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Demolished by a truck in 1949
Builder
- Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Also called
IN 62 Indian Creek Bridge
Walnut Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.21222, -86.12861   (decimal degrees)
38°12'44" N, 86°07'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/576285/4229720 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84386 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built during 1910s (9,973)
Corydon, Indiana (9)
Harrison County, Indiana (47)
Indiana (5,098)
Lost (28,537)
Lost 1949 (72)
Lost during 1940s (492)
 Owned by state (16,564)
Parker through truss (1,411)
Parker truss (1,806)
Replaced by new bridge (19,410)
Through truss (16,818)
Truss (35,504)
Vincennes Bridge Co. (125)

Update Log 

  • February 4, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • February 4, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch
  • February 3, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Comments 

IN 62 Indian Creek Bridge
Posted December 14, 2020, by Mike Kerkau (mjkerkau [at] gmail [dot] com)

Your own caption has the answer: "South Market St. [since renamed Capitol Ave.]"

That'd be IN 337, just nearby.

IN 62 Indian Creek Bridge
Posted December 13, 2020, by Bob

That appears to be the South Bridge on Market Street which I'm not sure exactly where was located.

https://applegates.us/indiana/creeks-and-bridges/#jp-carouse...

IN 62 Indian Creek Bridge
Posted December 13, 2020, by Mike Kerkau (mjkerkau [at] gmail [dot] com)

Any chance this was the same bridge?

https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/P0391/i...

IN 62 Indian Creek Bridge
Posted February 4, 2019, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks Tony. I Know it's Morbid. Sorry lol.

IN 62 Indian Creek Bridge
Posted February 4, 2019, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Oh Melissa, I love that you're adding all these bridges...

But the carnage is a bit harrowing! ;-)