Twin Bridges are two historic bridges located at Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana. The Hendricks County Bridge #178 is a Baltimore through Truss bridge built in 1887. The wrought iron bridge measures 149 feet, 6 inches, long and spans White Lick Creek. The Big Four Railroad Bridge was built by the Big Four Railroad and built in 1906. It is a three-span concrete structure and spans White Lick Creek and County Road 150 East. Associated with the bridges is a cut stone railroad abutment built about 1870.[2]
Twin Bridges | |
 County Bridge 178, May 2011 | |
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| Location | County Road 150E over White Lick Creek, Danville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′15″N 86°30′15″W / 39.75417°N 86.50417°W |
| Area | 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | c. 1870, 1887, 1906 |
| Architectural style | Wrought-Iron Baltimore through Truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000200[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 2000 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
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 Joseph P. Saldibar, III (April 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Twin Bridges" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.