Aqueduct Bridge (Clay City, Indiana) Explained

Aqueduct Bridge
Location:Towpath Rd. over Birch Creek, northwest of Clay City, Perry Township and Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.3267°N -87.1794°W
Built:, 1920
Architecture:Pratt through truss
Added:March 15, 2000
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:00000209

Aqueduct Bridge, also known as the Coffey Bridge and Clay County Bridge #182, is a historic Pratt through truss and Pratt pony truss bridge located in Perry Township and Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana. The original span was built by the Cleveland Bridge and Iron Company in 1880 and the second section by the Vincennes Bridge Company in 1920. It carries Towpath Road over Birch Creek. The original span measures 60feet and the second span 102feet long. They rest on concrete abutments and a central pier.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Aqueduct Bridge . 2015-08-01. John Warner . PDF. June 1999. and Accompanying photographs.