Morgan County (and Other Hoosier) Bridge Histories

Dr. James L. Cooper, professor emeritus of history at DePauw University, has a historical bridges database available online.  Click the links below to find information about Morgan County (and other Indiana) bridges.

• Historic bridges of Morgan County, Indiana, by James L. Cooper

• Searchable Cooper Indiana bridges database hosted by Historic Bridges.org

We also have two computer CDs with bridge photos to accompany the database information. They are available to checkout in our Evergreen Indiana catalog.

Dr. Cooper has published books recounting the history of Hoosier bridges.  These are available to checkout in our Evergreen Indiana catalog.

Click book covers to go to E.I. catalog

New Bridge Handouts

We have an updated online handout available about the old red covered bridge formerly located on the Waverly Road just east of Mooresville, Indiana.  We also have a new online handout about the 1901 bridge (and its subsequent replacement) at "House's Branch" of White Lick Creek.