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1359:Washington
1334:Vermillion
1314:Tippecanoe
1274:St. Joseph
1189:Montgomery
1089:Huntington
779:Turkey Run
754:Plank Road
739:JH Russell
684:Coal Creek
669:Armiesburg
462:References
310:1978-12-22
228:2002-04-02
54:87°12′38″W
51:39°37′48″N
1756:Wisconsin
1716:Tennessee
1609:Minnesota
1584:Louisiana
1129:Kosciusko
1109:Jefferson
1074:Hendricks
939:Blackford
912:by county
774:Star Mill
769:Roseville
674:Bridgeton
381:in 1978.
346:Burr Arch
221:Collapsed
137:14-61-03x
110:Named for
1736:Virginia
1674:Oklahoma
1654:New York
1629:Nebraska
1619:Missouri
1604:Michigan
1594:Maryland
1579:Kentucky
1559:Illinois
1529:Delaware
1519:Colorado
1509:Arkansas
1304:Sullivan
1259:Randolph
1169:Marshall
1149:Lawrence
1134:LaGrange
1114:Jennings
1069:Harrison
1059:Hamilton
1034:Franklin
1029:Fountain
1004:Delaware
989:Dearborn
979:Crawford
714:Harrison
709:Hargrave
704:Harbison
574:Site map
440:See also
322:Location
297:78000394
157:Material
1761:Wyoming
1731:Vermont
1689:covered
1624:Montana
1564:Indiana
1539:Georgia
1534:Florida
1504:Arizona
1494:Alabama
1481:on the
1479:tunnels
1475:Bridges
1395:Bridges
1379:Whitley
1354:Warrick
1299:Steuben
1289:Spencer
1249:Pulaski
1154:Madison
1144:LaPorte
1119:Johnson
1094:Jackson
1064:Hancock
1019:Fayette
1014:Elkhart
994:Decatur
984:Daviess
974:Clinton
954:Carroll
846:Indiana
789:Weisner
679:Clinton
566:June 1,
545:June 1,
360:History
308: (
232:(arson)
226: (
211: (
189:History
103:Indiana
99:Raccoon
87:Crossed
79:Carried
1679:Oregon
1634:Nevada
1574:Kansas
1549:Hawaii
1499:Alaska
1349:Warren
1344:Wabash
1319:Tipton
1294:Starke
1284:Shelby
1264:Ripley
1254:Putnam
1239:Porter
1214:Orange
1199:Newton
1194:Morgan
1184:Monroe
1174:Martin
1099:Jasper
1084:Howard
1054:Greene
1044:Gibson
1039:Fulton
1009:Dubois
999:DeKalb
934:Benton
853:Topics
734:Jessup
724:Howard
206:Opened
181:Height
147:Design
134:Number
95:Locale
1721:Texas
1589:Maine
1554:Idaho
1374:White
1369:Wells
1364:Wayne
1324:Union
1279:Scott
1244:Posey
1229:Perry
1224:Parke
1204:Noble
1179:Miami
1079:Henry
1049:Grant
1024:Floyd
964:Clark
949:Brown
944:Boone
924:Allen
919:Adams
910:Lists
749:Moore
664:Adams
561:(PDF)
552:Note:
354:arson
173:Width
119:Owner
1726:Utah
1669:Ohio
1569:Iowa
1544:Guam
1477:and
1339:Vigo
1269:Rush
1234:Pike
1219:Owen
1209:Ohio
1139:Lake
1124:Knox
969:Clay
959:Cass
744:Lusk
595:2015
572:and
568:2016
547:2016
495:2015
332:The
213:1915
209:1915
160:Wood
132:WGCB
1104:Jay
844:in
759:Red
292:No.
279:MPS
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