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Red Covered Bridge
Lawrence County
,
Indiana
Photos
Rawling's Mill Bridge 1916
Indiana Historical Society
BH Photo #524766
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Facts
Overview
Lost Burr Arch through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Oolitic Road
Location
Lawrence County
,
Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge, in a realigned location
History
Built 1867; Replaced 1919; Relocated to Harrell's Ford where it served until 1951.
Builder
-
William T. Washer
(Possible builder)
Design
Modified Burr arch-truss. Two sets of Multiple Kingpost trusses with the arch "sandwiched" between them.
Dimensions
Total length: 132.0 ft.
Also called
Rawlings Mill Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.88882
,
-86.50847
(decimal degrees)
38°53'20" N, 86°30'31" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/542628/4304553
(zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers
WGCB IN/14-47-03x
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 97002
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(9,090)
Built 1867
(76)
Built during 1860s
(692)
Burr arch-truss
(762)
Covered
(2,783)
Indiana
(5,201)
Lawrence County, Indiana
(78)
Lost
(30,066)
Lost 1951
(79)
Lost during 1950s
(1,016)
Relocated
(1,057)
Replaced by new bridge
(20,463)
Through truss
(17,905)
Total length 125-175 feet
(6,353)
Truss
(36,824)
William T. Washer
(22)
Update Log
March 13, 2022: New photo from Tony Dillon
March 12, 2022: Updated by Luke: Added builders and other info
March 12, 2022: New photo from Tony Dillon
Related Bridges
Old SR37-Salt Creek Bridge
(Successor)
Harrell's Ford Covered Bridge
(Parts reused in)
Sources
Tony Dillon
-
spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
Luke
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