New Hope Bridge

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New Hope Bridge
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New Hope Bridge western portal, January 2011
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LocationCounty Road 400N over the Flatrock River, north of Columbus, Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°15′34″N85°55′19″W / 39.25944°N 85.92194°W / 39.25944; -85.92194 Coordinates: 39°15′34″N85°55′19″W / 39.25944°N 85.92194°W / 39.25944; -85.92194
Arealess than one acre
Built1913 (1913)
ArchitectCaldwell & Drake
Architectural stylePratt through truss
NRHP reference No. 99001104 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 9, 1999

New Hope Bridge, also known as Bartholomew County Bridge No. 133, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge spanning the Flatrock River at Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was designed by the Caldwell & Drake ironworks and built in 1913. It consists of two spans, with each measuring 128 feet long. It rests on concrete abutments and a concrete pier. [2] :5

The bridge is open to single-lane traffic along 400N in Bartholomew County which spans from U.S. Route 31 just north of Columbus, Indiana to Columbus Municipal Airport, the former site of Bakalar Air Force Base. Because portions of 400N are low-lying the road and bridge are occasionally closed due to high water from the Flat Rock River.

New Hope Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [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 Laura Thayer; James Cooper; Monica Fry & Marc Holma (November 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New Hope Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.