By 1870 Shelby County Indiana had 154 miles of new gravel roads. It was time for the county to start building bridges at principle crossings of rivers. By 1880 there were 10 “substantial and elegant” iron bridges with additional bridges planned each year thereafter.
The bridge’s new home, seeing bicycles and pedestrian traffic only
The Clover Ford Bridge over Buck Creek was constructed in 1889 by the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio. The cost of the bridge, Shelby County Bridge No. 13, was $3,384.50. The bridge served many years but was closed due to structural issues in 2011.
Beautiful and sound reconstruction
History board
Deemed historically important, it was refurbished in 2018 and moved to the Blue River Memorial Park in 2019. It is now part of the Blue River Trail that traverses Shelbyville. USI Consultants was the company that oversaw the relocation of the restored…
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i love your bridge pictures.
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Thank you very much! We’ve got more planned, as we like visiting the old bridges.
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That’s a great looking bridge. The cost of the bridge in 2022 dollars is around $109,000. Still seems like a good deal.
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That certainly does seem reasonable! Thanks, Tim.
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Such handsome bridge! I would love to cycle over it.
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The trail the crosses it is a wonderful bike trail! Thanks, Anne.
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