Brown County Bridge No. 36

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Brown County Bridge No. 36
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Brown County Bridge No. 36, September 2010
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LocationHickory Hill Rd. across the North Fork of Salt Creek, southwest of Nashville, Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°10′59″N86°18′12″W / 39.18306°N 86.30333°W / 39.18306; -86.30333 Coordinates: 39°10′59″N86°18′12″W / 39.18306°N 86.30333°W / 39.18306; -86.30333
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
Built byPan-American Bridge Company
Architectural stylePratt Through Truss
NRHP reference No. 93001430 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 21, 1993

Brown County Bridge No. 36, also known as Hickory Hill Road Bridge and Wrightsman Bridge, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located at Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana. It was built by the Pan-American Bridge Company in 1908. It consists of a 90 foot long span and 31 foot, 9 inch, span. It was closed to vehicular traffic in November 1990, but remains open to foot traffic on the Ten O'Clock Treaty Line Trail. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 2015-07-01.Note: This includes Hugh Smith (December 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brown County Bridge No. 36" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.