Photos
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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in June 2008 |
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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in June 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned multiple Kingpost through truss bridge
- Location
- Rush County, Indiana
- Status
- Abandoned
- History
- Originally built over Mud Creek in 1881, washed out in 1892 to field where it has stood ever since.
- Builder
- - Kennedy Bros.
- Design
- Multiple Kingpost through truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 60. ft.
- Also called
- Mud Creek Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.57462, -85.57806 (decimal degrees)
39°34'29" N, 85°34'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/622128/4381511 (zone/easting/northing)
- Elevation
- 903 ft. above sea level
- Inventory number
- BH 36772 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- May 24, 2009: Updated by Brian McKee: Added World Guide Number to Title
- March 14, 2009: Updated by Curtis Lee: Added coordinates and elevation.
- June 29, 2008: Added by Anthony Dillon
Sources
- Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
There has been some discussion in the past of trying to acquire it and move it to a park. I don't really know the ownership status, but I would say right now all the attention is on Moscow. Actually, the last time I heard much said about Homer was about the time that Offutt's burned. It would be an easy one to move, but it has some lower chord issues and one panel that is pretty rotten.
The side of the bridge where the trusses are exposed is where there was a barn built and attached. The barn collapsed like last year. I don't know what the future holds for the bridge. It would be nice if it could be converted back into a covered bridge over water someday if only that could happen. The bridge probably still really belongs to somebody.