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Goodman Covered Bridge

Photos 

Indiana Historical Society

BH Photo #446260

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Hobart Road
Location
Monroe County, Indiana
Status
Removed for the Monroe Reservoir in 1964
History
Built 1868 by Thomas A. Hardman; removed in 1964 for the Monroe Reservoir project; now inundated.
Builder
- Thomas A. Hardman
Design
Howe through truss
9 panel truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 112.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
Also called
Hobart Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.01254, -86.51631   (decimal degrees)
39°00'45" N, 86°30'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/541876/4318278 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84819 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • August 7, 2022: Updated by Stewart Edwin Beitler: Added Builder
  • April 8, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • March 28, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com