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Built in 1889 by J. D. Torr & Co., the Indian Lake Covered Bridge was listed as #14-49-06 in the World Guide (according to G. Gould's 1977 list) and lost in 1958.
This single span Howe Truss structure had a length of 84 feet, or 102 feet including the 4-foot overhang at each end, with a portal clearance 15 feet 6 inches wide by 11 feet high.
From the book Covered Bridges of the Middle West by Richard Sanders Allen.
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Indian Lake covered bridge, taken in the late forties or early fifties. Courtesy of Jerry Dinger.
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Bridge built in 1958 to replace the flood-damaged original. Taken July, 2009.
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Plaque commemorating the construction of the 1958 bridge.
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1958 bridge showing the location of the plaque.
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After more than fifty years of service, the 1958 bridge had become structurally unsound.
In April 2011, the bridge was demolished to make way for a replacement.
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The footings were retained for the new bridge.
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The deck of the new bridge curing, July 2011. The deck was done as a continuous pour.
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The molds in place for the pouring of the side rails.
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The new bridge opened to traffic on October 15, 2011.
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