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Remaining section

Photo taken by Tom Hall in September 2005

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Center Pier

Collapse was due to beams resting unprotected on center pier, eventually rotted away.

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Overview

Section that collapsed on January 2, 2006

Photo taken by Tom Hall in September 2005

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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
Builder: - Robert Patterson
Design: Covered Post through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 330.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 2005
Also called: Bell's Ford
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)

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