Twin Bridges (Danville, Indiana)

Twin Bridges
County Bridge 178, May 2011
LocationCounty Road 150E over White Lick Creek, Danville, Indiana
Coordinates39°45′15″N 86°30′15″W / 39.75417°N 86.50417°W / 39.75417; -86.50417
Area3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Builtc. 1870 (1870), 1887, 1906
Architectural styleWrought-Iron Baltimore through Truss
NRHP reference No.00000200[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2000

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]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  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 April 1, 2016. Note: This includes Joseph P. Saldibar, III (April 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Twin Bridges" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.