Shelby County, Indiana
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Roads and Bridges
Historical Articles
Roads and Bridges
The Indianapolis Star
July 8, 1915
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Contracts for two steel bridges were awarded by the county commissioners, the successful bidders being the Central States Bridge Company, for the superstructures, and the Craig Construction Company of Greensburg, for the substructures. One of the bridges will be located on Sugar Creek, west of Boggstown, the cost to be $8,33. The other will be located on Little blue River, in Union Township, the cost to be $5,899.July 8, 1915
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Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelby Democrat
Thursday, April 3, 1913.
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BRIDGES AND GRADES IN
DEPLORABLE CONDITION
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County Will Be Put to Enor-
mous Expense in Right-
ing Things.
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT $23,000
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Estimate Submitted Today by County
Commissioner Snepp and Horace
Haymond -- Report on Center
District Conditions.
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(From Tuesday's Daily.)
Some idea of the enormous expense to which the county will be put in getting the bridges and highways in condition for convenient travel again may be obtained the reports that are being turned in by the county commissioners and the men they selected to go voer the county with them and investigate the situation so that estimates may be made of the damage done and what it will cost to make the repairs.Thursday, April 3, 1913.
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BRIDGES AND GRADES IN
DEPLORABLE CONDITION
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County Will Be Put to Enor-
mous Expense in Right-
ing Things.
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT $23,000
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Estimate Submitted Today by County
Commissioner Snepp and Horace
Haymond -- Report on Center
District Conditions.
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(From Tuesday's Daily.)
Estimates have been submitted so far in regard to the southern district only and this report states that it will take nearly $23,000 to make the needed repairs and put in the bridges that have been washed away. In connection with the estimate, it is given as the best judgment of the men that another span should be added to the bridge over Blue river near Edinburg and it is very probable the same recommendation will be made with reference to other bridges that have been damaged or awept away.
It is the general improssion that the northern district suffered less damage than either of the other two and that the damage in the center district is greater than that in both the others. If this be true the expense will be nearly one hundred thousand dollars. Even this great amount is only about half what many persons have guessed the damage to be. But it does not include the damage to smaller culverts and this will probably run the loss up several thousand dollars.
The estimates for the southern district were made by Commissioner Snepp and Horace Haymond and have been filed at the county aduitor's office as follows:
Estimated cost of building fill 1,900 feet long at bridge west of Flat Rock, $1,802.80.
Estimated cost of building fill on county line near Edinburg, $4,000.
Would recommend building additional span of 150 feet; cost about $9,000.
Estimated cost of building fill running east from county line near Edinburg, $1,066.60.
Estimated cost of building fill near Cave Mills bridge, $600.
Estimated cost of fill north of Waldron, $150.
Estimated cost of fill at Avery bridge, $150.
Estimated cost of fill at Sever bridge, $400.
Estimated cost of fill at Copeland bridge, $50.
Estimated cost of fill at Peterson bridge, $50.
Estimated cost of construction of bridge on Flat Rock and Norristown gravel road, $350.
Estimated cost of construction of bridge over Flat Rock at Geneva, $9,269.
Estimated cost of construction of bridge over Lewis creek near Green school house in Shelby township, $4,000.
Estimated cost of construction of bridge in Noble township near Gregory's, $350.
Estimated cost of construction of Howell bridge in Henricks township, $700.
County Commissioner Campbell, James H. Philippi and Samuel Gardner, who have been investigating the damage done by the flood in the center district of the county preliminary to making an estimate of what it will cost the county to put the bridges and highways in condition for safe travel again have covered the district and made a partial report of the damage they found. The west end of the Middletown bridge is gone and thirty-six feet of the grade. The west span of the iron bridge on the Shelbyville-Franklin pike is gone, having disappeared in the water with the west abutment and the fine grade has been badly damaged. Two thousand one hundred sixty feet of the grade is damaged, but of it being washed away entirley. The Brandywine wooden bridge, west of this city, floated away after breaking in the middle. The abutment is damaged and one end of the Charles Brown bridge in Union township down. The four-arch concrete Phares bridge in Union township is a total loss, two of the arches being gone and the other two damaged. The John Haehl culvert in Union township is gone and six hundred feet of the grade has been damaged at the Pleasant Hill bridge.
It is the general opinion that conditions will be found almost as bad in the other two districts and it begins to appear that the county will be put to an enormous expense in setting things right again.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelby Democrat
December 15, 1892
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THE TURNPIKE
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Election is Carried by the
Anti-Toll People.
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The election on Saturday
for the purchase of the Shelbyville, Flat Rock and Norristown turnpike, passed
off quietly, a light vote being poled. All three of the townships gave a
majority forthe purchase of the road. Washington was carried by fifty one
majority, Shelby by seven, and Addison by over five-hundred majority. In
fact but one precinct cast a majority against the purchase of toll roads and
that was West Shelby. Our people are progressive and show by their votes
that they know what is for the best interests of Shelbyville. The
Republican in its course has simply acted with stupidity. No good word has
appeared in its ....December 15, 1892
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THE TURNPIKE
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Election is Carried by the
Anti-Toll People.
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Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Daily Democrat
Tuesday, January 5, 1892
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LOCAL NEWS.
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The bridge across Blue
river, at the north end of Harrison-st., is unsafe. The structure will
fall one of these days, and there is no telling how great will be the loss of
life.Tuesday, January 5, 1892
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LOCAL NEWS.
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Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelby Democrat
December 31, 1891
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We understand that the Commissioners are in favor of putting a new
iron bridge over Big Blue next spring. This is the proper thing to do as the old one is in a
very dangerous condition.
December 31, 1891
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The Commissioners last week awarded to Kennedy & Son, of Rushville, the
contract to build a new bridge across Little Blue river. The structure is to be of wood, covered, with
double paths for foot passengers. The columns are to be turned and given three coats of paint, and it
will cost complete, $4,290.Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville Daily Democrat
December 24, 1891
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LOCAL NEWS.
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The Commissioners on yesterday awarded to
Kennedy & Son, of Rushville, the contract to build a new bridge across Little Blue river.
The structure is to be of wood, covered, with double paths for foot passengers.
The columns are to be turned and given three coats of paint, and it will cost complete, $4,290.December 24, 1891
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LOCAL NEWS.
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Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Daily Evening Democrat
Wednesday, October 3, 1883
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LOCAL NEWS
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The Greensburg, Hope & Columbus road was opened to traffic yesterday as far as Hope by carrying a party of 152 excursionists to Cincinnati.Wednesday, October 3, 1883
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LOCAL NEWS
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Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Daily Evening Democrat
Monday, April 10, 1882
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
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East Walker street should be completed from the bayou to Vine, near the Little Blue River bridge, as there remain but about ten or eleven rods to grade and gravel. It should be done.Monday, April 10, 1882
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
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Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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