Mill Creek Old IN 56 Bridge

Washington County, Indiana

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Photo taken by J.P. in March 2009

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Facts

Overview: Abandoned arch bridge over Mill Creek on former alignment of IN 56
Location: Washington County, Indiana
Status: Abandoned
Design: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.57854, -86.16485 (decimal degrees)
38°34'43" N, 86°09'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/572744/4270339 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Becks Mill
Inventory number: BH 41793 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 18, 2009: Updated by J.P.: year built to 1917 and corrected creek name
March 16, 2009: Added by J.P.

Sources

J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

Comments

Old Highway 56 Bridge

Posted March 30, 2011, by Gary (Rebel9668 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

If you travel just past this bridge heading west on 56, you'll see a private driveway utilizing another concrete arch bridge (single span) on the old 56 alignment.