Cavanaugh Bridge, also known as Jackson County Bridge #195, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located in Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Cavanaugh Bridge | |
 Cavanaugh Bridge, March 2011 | |
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| 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°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 |
Background
editThe structure 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
edit- ^ 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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