| 3/30/2005 3:00:00 PM | Email this article • Print this article | Crash closes Commiskey bridge
The Associated Press
COMMISKEY (AP) — A 118-year-old covered bridge in Jennings County remained closed Tuesday after being hit by a car.
A wooden support beam of the James Covered Bridge was damaged Sunday when a driver lost control of her car and ran into it, according to a Sheriff’s Department report.
The beam about one-third of the way across the 140-foot bridge was broken in two by the crash, said Dale Pettit, the county highway clerk.
“It can be repaired and will probably be closed 20 days or so,” Pettit said.
The span, one of two covered bridges remaining in Jennings County, is just off Indiana 3.
The bridge was built in 1887 and named after Thomas S. James, who owned the property, according to the Jennings County Visitor Center.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2005
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beautiful bridge, have used it many times as a shortcut from route 3 to dupont-I hope it gets fixed!
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