The Mill Grove Bridge carries County Route 100 East (Tower Road) over Mill Creek in Owen County, Indiana.
The Mill Grove Bridge carries County Route 100 East (Tower Road) over Mill Creek in Owen County, Indiana.
By 1876, the road between Gosport and Cloverdale was heavily traveled, serving multiple churches, schools, and nearby homes and businesses along Mill Creek. 1 In March 1898, the Owen County Board of Commissioners approved construction of a fixed steel bridge, specifying a 125-foot span with a 14-foot clear roadway. Sixteen firms submitted bids when the contract was let on May 2, and the Rochester Bridge Company of Rochester, Indiana, secured the project with a low bid of $2,450 for a steel and wrought-iron bridge. Around 1910, a riveted pony-truss span was added by the Vincennes Bridge Company.
The bridge was rehabilitated in 2005.
Details
- State: Indiana
- Route: County Route 100 East (Tower Road)
- Status: Active (Automobile)
- Type: Pratt Pony Truss, Pratt Through Truss
- Total Length: 194'
- Main Span Length: 122'
- Deck Width: 14.1'
- Above Vertical Clearance: 14.2'
Sources
- Holth, Nathan. “Mill Grove Bridge.” HistoricBridges.org, 26 May 2019.
- “Owen County Bridge #14.” Historic American Engineering Record, U.S. Department of the Interior.
- Associated Engineering Consultants, Inc. Bridge Reinspection Study and Report: Owen County. Nashville, 1978.
- Beam, Longest & Neff, Inc. Owen County Bridge Inventory Rating and Safety Inspection. Indianapolis, 1973.
- Bridge nameplate.