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4th Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on 4th Street
Built ca. 1870's; Removed 1912
Alley Ford Bridge   [Map]
Pratt through truss bridge over Pipe Creek on Pipe Creek Road
Open to traffic
Built 1927; rehabilitated 2010
Bath Road Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Templeton Creek on Bath Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1904
Blue Creek Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Blue Creek on former alignment of St. Peters/Pine Rd.
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1908
Blue Creek Road Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Lost concrete arch bridge over East Fork Blue Creek on Blue Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1910
Branch Johnson Fork Arch Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Johnson Fork Whitewater River on Johnson Fork Road
Removed and replaced
Built 1909
Butlers Run IN 1 Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Butlers Run on IN 1
Open to traffic
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1961
Butlers Run US 52 Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Butlers Run on US 52 in Brookville
Open to traffic
Built 1929
Campground Road Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Ramsey Creek on Campground Road
Open to traffic
Built 1905
Canal Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Duck Creek on Canal Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1910
Cedar Grove Bowstring   [Map]
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Whitewater River
Destroyed in the great 1913 flood
Built ca. 1880 by the King Iron Bridge Company; destroyed in the 1913 flood.
Cedar Grove Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Lost through truss bridge over Whitewater River on former IN 1 in Cedar Grove
This bridge was demolished 02/17/2016.
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1978; Closed Sept. 3, 1999; Demolished Feb. 17, 2016
CIND - Little laugherty Creek Bridge   [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Little laugherty Creek on Railroad (CIND)
Open to traffic
CIND - Underpass Road Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Underpass Road on Central Railroad Company of Indiana
Open to traffic
Built 1905
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Yellow Bank Creek on Abandoned Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1907
Duck Creek Aqueduct Covered Bridge 14-24-11   [Map]
Covered aqueduct carrying Whitewater Canal over Duck Creek at Metamora
Closed awaiting repairs after heavy rains in Fall 2016.
Built 1847; rebuilt 1949
Duck Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge over Duck Creek on US 52
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1931; replaced 1994
Duck Creek IN 1 Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Duck Creek on IN 1
Open to traffic
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1960
Duck Creek Road Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Duck Creek on Duck Creek Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1992
E Fourth Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over E Fork Whitewater River on SR 252
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1982, repaired after damage by truck in 1973
East Fork Blue Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Warren pony truss over East Fork Blue Creek on St.Peter Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1908
East Fork Whitewater River Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on IN 101
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1972; replaced 1992
Etter Covered Bridge   [Map]
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Clear Fork of Pipe Creek on St. Mary Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca.1880's by Philip Ensminger; replaced around 1971
Fairfield Covered Bridge 14-24-01x   [Map]
Lost covered bridge over East fork Whitewater River
Destroyed in an arson fire
Built in 1866 by J.L.Kennedy; destroyed by an arsonist in 1973
Fairfield Millrace Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Millrace on Old Fairfield Road
Lost... Not sure if it still existed when the covered bridge was burned in 1973.
Unknown except for an old photograph
Franklin County Bridge #5   [Map · Street View]
Concrete tee beam bridge over South Fork Little Salt Creek on Chapel Road
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Hamburg Covered Bridge   [Map]
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Hamburg Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca. 1880's
Harvey Branch Road Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Brown Branch Salt Creek on Harvey Branch Road
Open to traffic
Harvey Branch Road Bridge   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Harvey Branch Salt Creek on Harvey Branch Road
Open to traffic
Built 1885
Hawkins Covered Bridge   [Map]
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Little Salt Creek on Stipps Hill Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1893
Haymond Covered Bridge   [Map]
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Pipe Creek on St. Mary Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1881
Highland Center Road Bridge   [Map]
Slab bridge over East Fork Blue Creek on Highland Center Road
Open to traffic
Built 1915
Hiser Station Covered Bridge   [Map]
Lost Howe through truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on US Route 52
Destroyed by flooding
Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad-Duck Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Duck Creek on Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge
Johnson Fork Arch Bridge   [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge over Johnson Fork Whitewater River on Johnson Fork Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1909; replaced 2000
Koetter Ford Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Bullfork Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1927; replaced 2000
Laughery Creek IN 46 Bridge   [Map]
Concrete deck girder bridge over Laughery Creek on IN 46
Open to traffic
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1979
Laurel Bridge   [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge over West Fork Whitewater River on Laurel Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1925; replaced 1999
Levee Road Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Snail Creek on Levee Road
Open to traffic
Rehabilitated 1977
Liberty Pike Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Big Cedar Creek on Liberty Pike
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910
Little Cedar Creek Railroad Bridge   [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Cedar Creek on Indiana and Ohio Railway Co.
Open to traffic
Built 1901
Little Cedar Creek US 52 Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Little Cedar Creek on US 52
Open to traffic
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1954
Little Duck Creek IN 1 Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Little Duck Creek on IN 1
Open to traffic
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1960
Little Salt Creek US 52 Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Little Salt Creek on US 52
Open to traffic
Built 1963
Lower Blue Creek Bridge 14-24-04x   [Map]
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Blue Creek
Collapsed several years after being heavily damaged by fire.
Built 1894
Metamora "Long" Covered Bridge   [Map]
Lost Burr Arch truss bridge over West Fork Whitewater River on Brookville Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Metamora Bridge   [Map]
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Whitewater River on US 52
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1977; replaced 2000
Old Brookville Railroad Bridge   [Map]
Bridge
Old Brookville Railroad Bridge   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Indiana and Ohio Railroad
No longer exists
Lost in Flood
Old US 52 Big Cedar Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Abandoned arch bridge over Big Cedar Creek on Old alignment of US 52
Abandoned
Oldenburg Water Street Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete tee beam bridge over Harvey Branch on Water Street
Open to traffic
Built 1929
Oxford Pike Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Whitewater River on Oxford Pike
Open to traffic
Built 1925
Oxford Pike Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over a branch of West Fork Whitewater River on Oxford Pike
Open to traffic
Built 1923
Paper Mill Bridge   [Map]
Lost 3 span Camelback through truss bridge over West Fork Whitewater River on 7th St.
Replaced by a new bridge on a different alignment and demolished after standing abandoned for 17 years.
Built ca.1914; repaired in 1967 and 1975; bypassed and abandoned in 1979; demolished 1996.
Paper Mill Covered Bridge   [Map]
Lost Bridge over West Fork Whitewater River on St. Mary's Road
Destroyed by flooding
Peppertown "Short" Covered Bridge   [Map]
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Salt Creek on Peppertown Road (SR 229)
Replaced by a new bridge
Pipe Creek Bridge #39   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pipe Creek on Pipe Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built in 1897 by the Indiana Bridge Company, replaced in 1980 using a prestressed beam on the existing abutments.
Possum Hollow Road Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Big Cedar Creek on Possum Hollow Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built ca.1910
Salt Creek SR 229 Bridge   [Map]
Lost concrete arch bridge over Salt Creek on IN 229.
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1939; replaced 1998
Sanes Creek Road Bridge   [Map]
Lost Bridge over Sanes Creek on Sanes Creek Road
Destroyed by flooding
Washed away in fooding March 20, 2020. Two cars were washed away with 6 lives lost.
Saw Mill Road Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Clear Fork Pipe Creek on Saw Mill Road
Open to traffic
Built 1935
Seal Covered Bridge 14-24-10   [Map · Street View]
Privately built queenpost through truss bridge over Big Cedar Creek
Intact but closed to all traffic
Was originally connected to a barn yard. Barn has since collapsed. Also originally had doors on it.
Snail Creek Bridge #41   [Map]
Concrete tee beam bridge over Snail Creek on Snail Creek Road
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Snail Creek Bridge #44   [Map]
Slab bridge over Snail Creek on Snail Creek Road
Open to traffic
Built 1905
Snail Creek Bridge #45   [Map]
Slab bridge over Snail Creek on Snail Creek Road
Open to traffic
Built 1905
Snow Hill Covered Bridge 14-24-09   [Map · Street View]
Covered bridge over Johnson Fork Whitewater River on Snow Hill Road
Restored and open for traffic.
Built 1894 by William Butts and John Horn; rehabilitated 1987 and 2010-11
South Pocket Road Underpass   [Map · Street View]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over S Pocket Rd on Central Railroad Company of Indiana
Open to traffic
Built 1906
St. Peters Bridge   [Map]
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Whitewater River on St. Peter's Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1916; replaced 1991
Stockheughter Covered Bridge 14-24-05   [Map · Street View]
Covered bridge over Salt Creek on Enochsburg Road
Open to traffic
Built 1887 by the Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2009
Stringer Ford Bridge   [Map]
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Whitewater River on Blue Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1914
Trace Branch Bridge   [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Trace Branch Pipe Creek on Pipe Creek Road
Removed and replaced
Built 1911
Upper Blue Creek Covered Bridge   [Map]
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Blue Creek on Blue Creek Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1893
US52 Yellow Bank Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Yellow Bank Creek on US 52
Open to traffic
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1967
Volk Ford Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Three-span stone arch bridge over Salt Creek on CR 1000 East
Open to traffic
Built 1895
Waterworks Covered Bridge   [Map]
Lost Bridge over East Fork Whitewater River on Oxford Pike
Replaced by a new bridge
Whitewater Canal Whistle Creek Culvert   [Map]
Stone culvert bridge over Tributary to Whistle Creek on Indiana and Ohio Railway Company
Open to traffic
Built 1838
Whitewater River Railroad Bridge   [Map]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over East Fork of White River on Indiana and Ohio Railway Co.
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1913
WVRR - West Branch Whitewater River Bridge   [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Whitewater River West Branch on Whitewater Valley Railroad
Open to traffic
Replaced 1867 bridge for Whitewater Valley Railroad. Substantly modified in 1914 and 1925.