Ohio Street Bridge

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Ohio Street Bridge
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Ohio Street Bridge, December 2011
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LocationOhio St. over Pigeon Cr., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates 37°58′34″N87°35′16″W / 37.97611°N 87.58778°W / 37.97611; -87.58778
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
Built byPittsburgh Bridge Company; Eigenmann & Hoolerbach
Architectural stylePratt through Truss
NRHP reference No. 98001523 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1998

Ohio Street Bridge, also known as the Joan Marchand Overlook, is a historic Pratt through Truss bridge located at Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1891 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Company and the sandstone abutments constructed by Eigenmann & Hoolerbach. It is a single span steel truss bridge and measures 198 feet long and 24 feet wide. It is closed to vehicular traffic but is used by pedestrian traffic. [2] :5

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Laura Thayer (September 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ohio Street Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs