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Brownsville Covered Bridge

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Brownsville Covered Bridge
The Brownsville bridge in 1974 at Eagle Creek Park.
Brownsville Covered Bridge is located in Indiana
Brownsville Covered Bridge
LocationOff IN 14, Brownsville, Indiana
Arealess than one acre
Built1837 (1837)-1840
Built byMason, Henry
Architectural styleLong truss
NRHP reference No.73002283[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1973
Removed from NRHPJanuary 1, 1974

Brownsville Covered Bridge was a historic long truss covered bridge located at Brownsville, Union County, Indiana. It was built between 1837 and 1840, and was a single span covered timber bridge. It measured 182 feet (55 m) long and 21 feet 6 inches (6.55 m) wide. The bridge spanned the East Fork of the Whitewater River.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and delisted in 1974.[1] The bridge was photographed by the Historic American Engineering Record in April 1974 as it was being dismantled for relocation to Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis.[3] It was instead used to replace the Clifty Bridge in Mill Race Park in Columbus in 1985.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Brandenburg, William H. (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brownsville Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and accompanying photographs
  3. ^ Rosenberg, Robert; Sackheim, Donald (1974). "Brownsville Covered Bridge (Wagon Bridge)" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Indiana Covered Bridge Tour
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