County Line Bridge (Morristown, Indiana)

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County Line Bridge
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County Line Bridge, October 2011
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LocationCounty Road 900E over the Big Blue River, northeast of Morristown, Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana and Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°42′35″N85°37′59″W / 39.70972°N 85.63306°W / 39.70972; -85.63306 Coordinates: 39°42′35″N85°37′59″W / 39.70972°N 85.63306°W / 39.70972; -85.63306
Arealess than one acre
Built1916 (1916)
Built byCameron, Adolphus; Burk Construction Co.
Architectural styleParker through-truss
NRHP reference No. 94001356 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1994

County Line Bridge, also known as Hancock County Bridge #105, is a historic Parker through-truss bridge located in Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana and Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1916 and spans the Big Blue River into Rush County, Indiana. It measures 200 feet long and has a clearance of 15 feet, 5 inches. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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 2016-04-01.Note: This includes Guy Booth (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: County Line Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.