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Millersburg Covered Bridge

Warrick County, Indiana

Photos 

Indiana Historical Society

BH Photo #445941

Map 

Description 

The location is only a guess due to Pigeon Creek having been channelized. It also appears that the little hamlet of Millersburg no longer exists.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Pigeon Creek on New Harmony Road
Location
Warrick County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built in 1874 by P. Wiest; replaced in 1950
Builder
- P. Wiest
Design
Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 88.0 ft.
Total length: 106.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.09638, -87.39922   (decimal degrees)
38°05'47" N, 87°23'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/464995/4216584 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84845 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,570)
Built 1874 (93)
Built during 1870s (1,111)
Covered (1,648)
Indiana (4,921)
Lost (24,761)
Lost 1950 (59)
Lost during 1950s (679)
 Multiple Kingpost truss (146)
P. Wiest (1)
Replaced by new bridge (16,598)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,433)
Through truss (15,081)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,176)
Truss (32,808)
Warrick County, Indiana (47)

Update Log 

  • February 21, 2021: New photo from Garrett DiDomizio
  • March 31, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Garrett DiDomizio - garrettdidomizio [at] gmail [dot] com

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