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Old Wagon Bridge

Vigo County, Indiana
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Postcard

Circa 1910

A much earlier postcard colorized.

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Facts 

Overview
Lost covered bridge over Wabash River on Old National Road in Terre Haute
Location
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1865, replaced in 1905
Builder
- Joseph J. Daniels
Design
Burr-arch truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.46638, -87.42002   (decimal degrees)
39°27'59" N, 87°25'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/463869/4368617 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Terre Haute
Inventory number
BH 46785 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Built 1865 (21)
Built during 1860s (216)
Burr arch-truss (226)
Covered (925)
Indiana (3,348)
Joseph J. Daniels (25)
Lost (10,356)
 Lost 1905 (4)
Lost during 1900s (29)
Replaced by new bridge (7,131)
Terre Haute, Indiana (5)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,565)
Vigo County, Indiana (40)
Wabash River (87)

Update Log 

  • November 24, 2010: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
  • November 3, 2010: Added by Jacob P. Bernard

Sources 

  • Jacob P. Bernard - jacob_bernard [at] yahoo [dot] com

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