Ferry Bridge

The Ferry Bridge is a Pennsylvania through truss iron bridge built in 1903 by Lafayette Engineering Co. that crosses the West Fork of the White River, spans 316 feet, and rests on concrete and stone abutments. It is one of the longest single-span iron bridges in Indiana and the longest highway bridge of its type, with a unique iron framework and original lattice railing. It replaced Seacrest’s Ferry. Commissioners from Owen and Monroe counties met in 1901 to plan for the bridge, with Owen paying two-thirds of the cost and Monroe one-third. It served as a vital link between Gosport and Spencer and Bloomington, was closed to vehicles and bypassed by the modern bridge to the west in 1990, and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Indiana · United States