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Lancaster or Beard, Carroll County

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Inventory Number: IN/14-08-02
County: Carroll County
Township: Clay
Town/Village: Owasco
Bridge Name: Lancaster or Beard
Crosses: Wildcat Creek
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 133' floor, 145' roofline
Roadway Width:
Built: 1872
Builder: Wheelock Bridge Co.
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 28.061
Longitude: W086 37.023
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 3.5 miles north of IN26 in Rossville on IN39/US421, then right 0.1 miles on CRS560W, then right 0.6 miles on CRW600S and left 0.5 miles on CRS500W. East of Owasco.

Lancaster or Beard Bridge, Clay, Carroll County, IN Built 1872
Todd Clark Collection

Lancaster or Beard Bridge, Clay, Carroll County, IN Built 1872
Dale J. Travis Photo

Lancaster or Beard Bridge, Clay, Carroll County, IN Built 1872
© Lisa Plamondon

Lancaster or Beard Bridge, Clay, Carroll County, IN Built 1872
Traugott Keller Photograph, April 27, 1963, NSPCB Archives

Lancaster or Beard Bridge, Clay, Carroll County, IN Built 1872
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 26, 2020

Comments:
2-23N-2W. 12-panel truss. This bridge is thought to be unique for its iron abutments patented by its builder Alpheus Wheelock. Supported by steel bams.

Sources:
Ketcham, Bryan E.. Covered Bridges on the Byways of Indiana, 1949, page 178
Gould, George E.. Indiana's Covered Bridges Thru the Years, 1977
County History Preservation Society (no longer accessible). Covered Bridges of Indiana, 2002, http://www.countyhistory.com/coveredbridge/carroll1.htm
Travis, Dale. 'Indiana Covered Bridges List', updated to 11 Feb 2005, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbin.htm (8 Mar 2005)
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 14

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