WARNKE COVERED BRIDGE
Located on Swamp Creek Road over Swamp Creek
Warnke Bridge
was at one time a steel truss bridge that crossed Swamp Creek, but in the flood
of 1895 it was badly damaged. E. S.
Sherman was hired to “repair” the bridge by completely replacing it with a
Childs Truss covered bridge. At the
Lewisburg quarry Stock and Douglass obtained the stone to build the abutments
for $464.00. E. S. Sherman had to
clean out his bridge yard, which resided on North Maple Street in Eaton, just to
get the material for the 51 foot structure.
It was finished in early 1896 and cost $459.00.
Sherman, with his failing health, after this bridge was completed, moved
to Richmond, Indiana where he soon passed away.
Rehabilitation
for Warnke bridge began in April 2008 and was completed in July 2008 at a cost
of $240,924.25. Bridge inspections
showed deterioration of this structure requiring extensive repairs to keep the
bridge as an active and working bridge.
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