Cavanaugh Bridge
Cavanaugh Bridge | |
Location | 0.6 miles south of County Road 700S on County Road 550W over the Muscatatuck River, southwest of Brownstown, Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 38°45′48″N 86°8′12″W / 38.76333°N 86.13667°WCoordinates: 38°45′48″N 86°8′12″W / 38.76333°N 86.13667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1899 |
Built by | Lafayette Bridge Co.; et.al. |
Architectural style | Pratt through truss |
NRHP reference No. | 07001280[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 19, 2007 |
Cavanaugh Bridge, also known as Jackson County Bridge #195, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located in Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana. It was built in 1899 by the Lafayette Bridge Co. and spans the Muscatatuck River. The 174 foot long steel bridge rests on native brown sandstone abutments.[2]: 5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
The bridge was demolished in March 2015 and replaced with a new bridge 200 yards upstream.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (April 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cavanaugh Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.
- ^ Spicer, Zach (2015-11-24). "Rough Crossings". The Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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Categories:
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Bridges completed in 1899
- Transportation buildings and structures in Jackson County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Indiana
- Transportation buildings and structures in Washington County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Indiana
- Road bridges in Indiana
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Pratt truss bridges in the United States
- Southern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs