New Brownsville Covered Bridge (Columbus, Indiana)

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 covered bridge, 1840s construction
The New Brownsville Covered Bridge crosses the edge of a pond in Mill Race Park, Columbus, Bartholomew County. This single span Long Truss structure (the only Long Truss Bridge in Indiana) was originally built in 1840 by Adam Mason near Brownsville in Union County, where it crossed the East Fork of the Whitewater River and was 166 feet long, or 182 feet including the 8-foot overhang at each end.
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Coordinates:   39°12'22"N   85°55'45"W

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  • My name is Gary Sacre and I am 80 years old and grew up in Brownsville playing in the original bridge. I am sorry to say this bridge is a sorry representation of the bridge I knew. I have a photo of the bridge I made in about 1951 or 52.
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