Historic Bridges
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Bell Ford Covered Bridge

Jackson County, Indiana

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Facts 

Overview
Collapsed covered bridge over East Fork White River
Location
Jackson County, Indiana
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built 1885; collapsed in 1999 and 2006
Design
Covered Post through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 330.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 2005
Inventory numbers
WGCB 14-36-03 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 05000194 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36165 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (1,704)
Built 1885 (64)
Built during 1880s (477)
Covered (500)
Destroyed by flood (13)
Indiana (1,561)
Jackson County, Indiana (28)
Lost (494)
NR-listed (1,472)
Post truss (2)
Through truss (5,175)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,074)
Truss (15,706)

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Comments 

Bell Ford Covered Bridge
Posted February 14, 2008, by Fleeta K. Arthur (bememillf [at] excite [dot] com)

Stored, repairs have been done to the ironwork of the first collapsed span. All federal funding is in place. Need local match. Have until 2008 or this bridge will be lost to southern Indiana.

Interested donars may send money to

Jackson County Auditor

% Debbie Eggerman

Brownstown Courthouse

Brownstown, IN. 47220

specify donation is to go to Bell Ford Account

Sincerely

Fleeta K. Arthur

jackson County Park and Recreation Board

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