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Nancy Jane Bridge 14-53-06x

Monroe County, Indiana

Photos 

Vintage postcard scan.

Photo taken by George Gould.

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BH Photo #166173

Map 

Description 

One of several Monroe County covered bridges to be lost for the construction of Monroe Reservoir. Location on map is an approximation.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Salt Creek northeast of Harrodsburg
Location
Monroe County, Indiana
Status
Lost
History
Built 1885, demolished in 1964
Builder
- Kennedy Brothers
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 178.0 ft.
Also called
Musser Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.02072, -86.50948   (decimal degrees)
39°01'15" N, 86°30'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/542462/4319190 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Clear Creek
Inventory numbers
WGCB 14-53-06x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 45357 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Built 1884 (177)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Burr arch-truss (354)
Covered (1,648)
Indiana (4,918)
Kennedy Brothers (9)
 Lost (24,733)
Lost 1964 (75)
Lost during 1960s (741)
Monroe County, Indiana (72)
Through truss (15,062)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,265)
Truss (32,784)

Update Log 

  • April 6, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • April 2, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • March 30, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • March 25, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • August 26, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • June 19, 2015: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added approximate location
  • May 22, 2010: Added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com

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