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
Cavanaugh Bridge is located in Washington County, Indiana
Cavanaugh Bridge
Cavanaugh Bridge is located in Indiana
Cavanaugh Bridge
Cavanaugh Bridge is located in the United States
Cavanaugh Bridge
Location0.6 miles south of County Road 700S on County Road 550W over the Muscatatuck River, southwest of Brownstown, Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana
Coordinates38°45′48″N 86°8′12″W / 38.76333°N 86.13667°W / 38.76333; -86.13667
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1899 (1899)
Built byLafayette Bridge Co.; et.al.
Architectural stylePratt through truss
NRHP reference No.07001280[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 2007

Background

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The 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Spicer, Zach (2015-11-24). "Rough Crossings". The Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-11.