Rating:
44421
{90}%
1 vote
Reyker Cloud Bridge
Description
On a long abandoned road in Jefferson Proving Grounds
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Big Creek on Old CR 1050S
- Location
- Ripley County, Indiana
- Status
- Abandoned
- History
- Built in 1892 by the Lafayette Bridge Company
- Builder
- - Lafayette Bridge Co. of Lafayette, Indiana
- Design
- 6-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
- Also called
- Jefferson Proving Ground #1
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.92071, -85.37416 (decimal degrees)
38°55'15" N, 85°22'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/640945/4309234 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Rexville
- Inventory number
- BH 44421 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 27, 2021: Updated by Dave King: Added categories "Deck removed", "Lally columns", "Lattice Railing"
- March 20, 2021: New photos from Mike Daffron
- September 14, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed typos
- September 14, 2019: New video from Mike Daffron
- September 28, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
- October 16, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added builder and date
- March 13, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon
Sources
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
I found a bunch of pix I had taken with my 2nd camera (can't be to careful, never know if you'll be back to see again). I really love this bridge and it's setting. Not for the faint of heart, though