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Ferree Covered Bridge

Rush County, Indiana
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Vintage postcard scan.

Scan by Bill Eichelberger

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Branch of Little Flatrock River
Location
Milroy, Rush County, Indiana
Status
Destroyed by fire
History
Arsoned on February 13, 1989
Builder
- A.M. Kennedy & Sons
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 87.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.45415, -85.44151   (decimal degrees)
39°27'15" N, 85°26'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/634088/4368334 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Milroy
Inventory number
BH 45303 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
A.M. Kennedy & Sons (8)
Built 1873 (41)
Built during 1870s (544)
Burr arch-truss (226)
Covered (925)
Destroyed by fire (48)
Indiana (3,348)
 Lost (10,357)
Lost 1989 (74)
Lost during 1980s (435)
Milroy, Indiana (1)
Rush County, Indiana (45)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,794)
Truss (23,566)

Update Log 

  • November 30, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated location.
  • May 19, 2010: Added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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