Brown County Bridge No. 36 Explained

Brown County Bridge No. 36
Location:Hickory Hill Rd. across the North Fork of Salt Creek, southwest of Nashville, Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.1831°N -86.3033°W
Builder:Pan-American Bridge Company
Architecture:Pratt Through Truss
Added:December 21, 1993
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:93001430

Brown County Bridge No. 36, also known as Hickory Hill Road Bridge and Wrightsman Bridge, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located at Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana. It was built by the Pan-American Bridge Company in 1908. It consists of a 90 foot long span and 31 foot, 9 inch, span. It was closed to vehicular traffic in November 1990, but remains open to foot traffic on the Ten O'Clock Treaty Line Trail.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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. 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brown County Bridge No. 36. 2015-07-01. Hugh Smith . PDF. December 1992. and Accompanying photographs.