Moss Island Road Bridge - Older

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Moss Island Road Bridge - Older

Madison County Historical Society

BH Photo #443146

Map 

Description 

This is the 2nd of three bridges built at this location. The first was a wooden covered bridge.

Facts 

Overview

Lost Bowstring truss bridge over White River on Moss Island Road

Location

Anderson, Madison County, Indiana

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1869 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1926

Builder

- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio

Design

Bowstring through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.11438, -85.72005   (decimal degrees)
40°06'52" N, 85°43'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/609075/4441237 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 84340 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 2, 2019: New photo from Art Suckewer
• March 23, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder and truss
• January 29, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Related Bridges 

• Moss Island Road Bridge (Successor)

Sources 

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

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