Suspension Bridges in Indiana

Database of Suspension Bridges in Indiana

The following is a combination of inventories from Bridgemeister.com and BridgeHunter.com, both listing Indiana’s suspended deck suspension bridges (21 total).

They are listed in order of date of construction, if that date is known, and a link to the online information has been included.

1868 – 1874 / Collapsed 1874 – 1877

Footbridge

Whitewater River Suspension Bridge, Fort Wayne

Traversing: Whitewater River

BridgeHunter: http://bridgehunter.com/in/wayne/bh84395/

1873 / Destroyed by Flood 1913

Vehicular, one-lane

Harrison, Harrison, Ohio & Dearborn County, Indiana

Traversing: Whitewater River

Bridgemeister: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=81

BridgeHunter: http://bridgehunter.com/in/dearborn/harrison-suspension/

1889 / Washed Away 1897

Unknown if vehicular or footbridge

Test Road Suspension Bridge, Richmond

Traversing: East Fork Whitewater River on Test Road

BridgeHunter: http://bridgehunter.com/in/wayne/test-road-suspension/

1892 / Removed

Footbridge

Anderson Pedestrian Bridge, Anderson

Traversing: White River

BridgeHunter: http://bridgehunter.com/in/madison/bh92206/

1914 / Replaced by a bridge of another type

Footbridge

Name: Indy Motor Speedway Footbridge, Indianapolis

Traversing: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Bridgemeister: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=2876

BridgeHunter: http://bridgehunter.com/in/marion/bh80284/

1918

Footbridge

Turkey Run State Park

Traversing: Sugar Creek

Bridgemeister: “… the original bridge collapsed … in 1917 … the state’s Department of Natural Resources promptly replaced the old with current structure.”

BridgeHunter: Damaged in April 2013 flooding, everything new except main cables.

On Indiana Historic Register

Bridgemeister: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=269

BridgeHunter: http://bridgehunter.com/in/parke/bh43722/

1920 (circa)

Footbridge

Foster Park Footbridge, Fort Wayne

Traversing: St. Mary’s River

On Indiana Historic Register

Bridgemeister: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=644

BridgeHunter: http://bridgehunter.com/in/allen/bh47468/

1923

Footbridge

Memorial, Winamac

Traversing: Tippecanoe River

Bridgemeister: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=849

BridgeHunter: http://bridgehunter.com/in/pulaski/memorial/

1939 / Demolished with Controversy, 1989

Vehicular, two-lane with walkway

Sullivan-Hutsonville, Hutsonville, Illinois & Sullivan, Indiana

Traversing: Wabash River

Was on National Historic Register

Bridgemeister: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=196

1966

Footbridge

Indiana Beach Pedestrian Bridge

Traversing: Lake Shafer

When built in 1966 it was the largest suspension bridge built for pedestrians in the Midwest.

Bridgemeister: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=879

BridgeHunter: http://bridgehunter.com/in/white/bh78026/

1988

Footbridge

Whitewater River Suspension Footbridge, Richmond

Traversing: Whitewater River

Bridgemeister: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=2307

1994

Footbridge

Trailhead Park, Delphi

Traversing: Deer Creek

Bridgemeister: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=2577

BridgeHunter: http://bridgehunter.com/in/carroll/bh73072/

1998

Footbridge

Swinging, Ellis Park, Danville

Traversing: White Lick Creek

Bridgemeister: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=1266

2004

Footbridge

Riley Park Suspension Bridge, Delphi

Traversing: Deer Creek

BridgeHunter: “There has been a suspension bridge at this location for probably 100 years or more. Unfortunately, it is always destroyed every time the area floods. Probably at least 3 to 5 or more bridges have been here.

Bridgemeister: http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=1785

BridgeHunter: http://bridgehunter.com/in/carroll/bh46776/