Rating:
No votes cast

Clifty Covered Bridge

Bartholomew County, Indiana

Photo 

BH Photo #388178

Map 

Description 

destroyed by arson November 30th 1985

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge on Carl Miske Drive
Location
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Status
Destroyed by fire
History
was originally on south Gladstone Ave and crossed Clifty Creek
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 132.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.20636, -85.92917   (decimal degrees)
39°12'23" N, 85°55'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/592455/4340222 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Columbus
Inventory numbers
WGCB 14-03-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 59950 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,374)
Bartholomew County, Indiana (73)
Built 1880 (193)
Built during 1880s (2,170)
Columbus, Indiana (22)
Covered (1,953)
Destroyed by fire (235)
Howe through truss (514)
Howe truss (642)
 Indiana (5,098)
Lost (28,467)
Lost 1985 (155)
Lost during 1980s (1,532)
Owned by county (21,607)
Through truss (16,776)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,185)
Truss (35,452)

Update Log 

  • April 9, 2014: Updated by cory coffey: destroyed by arson
  • February 26, 2014: Added by cory coffey

Sources 

  • Cory A Coffey
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

Comments 

Post a comment here