About the author  ⁄ Thomas Leech, P.E., S.E.

Thomas Leech is the retired Chief Engineer of Bridges and Structures for Gannett Fleming, Inc. Currently, he is an instructor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is also an author of several books. His book, co-authored with Linda Kaplan, entitled Bridges … Pittsburgh at the Point … A Journey Through History, is available from Word Association Publishers, Inc., Tarentum, Pennsylvania.

Twice Repurposed

The (Stephen) Long Covered Bridge, from Brownsville to Columbus (Indiana)

The year is 1840, and the townsfolk of Brownsville, Indiana, were dismayed that the newly constructed National Road was crossing the East Fork of the Whitewater River, just a few miles north of town. They engaged Stephen Long to construct a bridge for the town, and his patented Long Truss soon spanned the river… The year is 1993, and the same bridge now lies in Columbus, Indiana – with many miles in between at the end of an interesting journey.

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May, 2022 By In Feature Comments 0
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