Feeder Dam Bridge, also known as the Eel River Bridge and Clay County Bridge No. 208, is a historic Whipple through truss bridge located in Harrison Township and Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana. It was built in 1894 and carries Towpath Road over the Eel River. It consists of a single 206-foot-long (63 m) span and rests on stone abutments.[2]: 5
Feeder Dam Bridge | |
 Feeder Dam Bridge, April 1974 | |
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| Location | Towpath Road over the Eel River, north of Clay City, Harrison Township and Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°20′09″N 87°06′49″W / 39.33583°N 87.11361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1894 |
| Built by | Hunt, C. F., Company |
| Architectural style | Whipple through truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000215[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 2000 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
See also
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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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Warner, John (June 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Feeder Dam Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and accompanying photographs.
External links
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Media related to Feeder Dam Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IN-21, "Feederdam Bridge", 13 photos, 1 photo caption page, supplemental material