I Love the color too !
I like this shade of Green... It stands out nicely without blending into the trees.
Well, its great that the county decided to rehabilitate the bridge for what it was built for. I was a little concerned about demolition until I saw the restored picture. I'm wondering if the bridge is much older than 1941. Being on an old state road alignment and having the narrow roadway makes me think its older. I remember a few state highway Parker trusses built in the 1920s which are gone that had a narrow roadway. Most Parker trusses built after 1935 had a wider roadway.
See, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Wisconsin--not that hard, is it??
http://www.in.gov/dot/div/contracts/letting/archive/2013/may...
I believe the bridge is #371 for Warrick County. On page 6, it states maintenance and repair.
There was a rail between Rockport and Newburgh at one time, you can still see the old rail bed in places.
I was told there are another set of abutments to the north if you boat up the creek.
Does anyone know anything about the bridge that was just to the south of this bridge? I was told it was a trolley bridge?
This bridge carries under 400 cars and is now a county owned bridge. Being as it was given Select status all options will have to be explored unless the county plans on avoiding Red tape and footing the multi-million dollar cost themselves.
Another similar span in Wells County carries over 5 times the traffic in a day, and it is reportedly to be rehabilitated.
This bridge is in the planning stages to be replaced.
Tom's suspicions were correct, per James Cooper's notes this bridge does indeed date to 1929.
https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=i...