Benville Bridge

Benville Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Jefferson Proving Ground, approximately 1 mile east off Perimeter Rd., Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana
Coordinates	38°58′50″N85°27′10″W / 38.98056°N 85.45278°W / 38.98056; -85.45278
Area	less than one acre
Built	1908 (1908)
Built by	Miller, Charles W.; Brolley, Thomas
Architectural style	stone arch bridge
NRHP reference No.	96000789 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1996

Benville Bridge, also known as Bridge #27, is a historic stone-arch bridge located on the grounds of Jefferson Proving Ground in Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana. It was built in 1908, and is a three-span, round arch bridge. It is 168 feet in length and 17 feet wide. It was rehabilitated in 1986. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. ^[1]

References

1. "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 May 1, 2016.Note: This includes Laura Thayer (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benville Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016..