Coordinates: 38°45′48″N 86°8′12″W / 38.76333°N 86.13667°W / 38.76333; -86.13667

Cavanaugh Bridge

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Cavanaugh Bridge
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Cavanaugh Bridge, March 2011
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Location0.6 miles south of County Road 700S on County Road 550W over the Muscatatuck River, southwest of Brownstown in Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana
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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

Cavanaugh Bridge, also known as Jackson County Bridge #195, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located in Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

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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