Road to close up to 6 months for Crowe's Bridge replacement

County Road 100 East between 25 South and 200 North in Greencastle Township will be closed on or after Monday, May 9 for bridge replacement.

The federal aid project will replace Crowe's Bridge, the 113-year-old iron truss bridge spanning Big Walnut Creek. The project has been in the works since 1999.

Once the road may only be closed for 180 days, County Highway Supervisor Mike Ricketts reported. This should put the estimated completion date of the project no later than November.

The county learned several years ago that Crowe's would not be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, making the replacement easier and less costly.