Grafton Covered Bridge

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Indiana Historical Society

BH Photo #445057

One of three covered bridges built by Washer in Posey County in 1867. All three were reportedly condemned and replaced in 1926.

Overview: Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Big Creek on Lower New Harmony Road
Location: Posey County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built in 1867 by W. T. Washer; replaced in 1926
Builder: - William T. Washer
Design: Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Total length: 140.0 ft.
Also called: Lower New Harmony Road-Big Creek Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.00104, -87.95461 (decimal degrees)
38°00'04" N, 87°57'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/416188/4206359 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 84786 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Grafton Covered Bridge

Posted March 23, 2021, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I've done it myself a few times Garrett!

Grafton Covered Bridge

Posted March 23, 2021, by Garrett DiDomizio (garrettdidomizio [at] gmail [dot] com)

Thanks! Sorry, I was adding them all at once, must�ve gotten mixed in

Grafton Covered Bridge

Posted March 23, 2021, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Pic #9 is of Gresham and is already shown on that page...

Grafton Covered Bridge

Posted March 23, 2021, by Garrett DiDomizio (garrettdidomizio [at] gmail [dot] com)

Found a cool picture of the bridge from 1926!