Cartwright Creek Bridge

Cartwright Creek Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Booker Rd., west of Springfield, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°39′34″N85°16′23″W / 37.65944°N 85.27306°W / 37.65944; -85.27306
Area	less than one acre
Built	1884
Built by	King Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Single span metal truss
MPS	Washington County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88003425 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1989

The Cartwright Creek Bridge near Springfield, Kentucky is a metal truss bridge built in 1884. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ^[1]

It is a single-span bridge built by the King Iron Bridge Company. It crosses Cartwright Creek, a tributary to the Beech Fork of the Salt River. It was deemed significant as one of few truss bridges in Washington County surviving from the late 1800s. ^[2]

See also

• Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road nearby bridge also built by King Iron Bridge Co.
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Kentucky

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Joe DeSpain (January 1987). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Cartwright Creek Bridge". National Park Service . Retrieved March 2, 2018. With photo from 1982.