Friday, August 21, 2020

EDNA COLLINGS COVERED BRIDGE - BELLMORE, INDIANA















                                                                                              LITTLE WALNUT CREEK
                                                                                                    PUTNAM COUNTY
                                                                                                          BUILT - 1922

Length - 84' ....ESE of Bellmore, section 19, Clinton Township. US36 E. 5.2 miles from jct with IN59 at Bellmore, S. on N CR850W 1.4 miles, E. on W CR450N 1.5 miles to the bridge. Built by Charles Hendrix. Bridge was built to replace a concrete bridge that was washed out by  flood waters. It was named after a child living in the area. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 14-67-06
{This bridge is known throughout this part of Indiana as being a haunted bridge. Even "official" ghost hunters have visited to take readings (some of these groups reported positive reports). It is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young girl who drowned in the creek below the bridge.}

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