Brownsville Covered Bridge, Spanning East Fork Whitewater River (moved to Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis), Brownsville, Union County, IN

Part of Indiana Recording Project of HAER/Ball State University, sponsored by Indian Historical Society, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, and Ball State University
Significance: The only remaining example of the Long truss system covered bridge in Indiana. Invented by Colonel Stephen H. Long, the truss system was based upon mathematical calculations. While the calculations were not extensive, they did lay a basis for scientific principals being applied in what had hitherto been a pragmatic art.
Survey number: HAER IN-27
Building/structure dates: 1837-1840 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1974 Subsequent Work