Cavanaugh Bridge Explained

Cavanaugh Bridge
Location:	0.6 miles south of County Road 700S on County Road 550W over the Muscatatuck River, southwest of Brownstown, Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana
Coordinates:	38.7633°N -86.1367°W
Built:	c.
Builder:	Lafayette Bridge Co.; et.al.
Architecture:	Pratt through truss
Added:	December 19, 2007
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	07001280

Cavanaugh Bridge, also known as Jackson County Bridge #195, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located in Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

Background

The structure was built in 1899 by the Lafayette Bridge Co. and spans the Muscatatuck River. The 174 foot long steel bridge rests on native brown sandstone abutments.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

The bridge was demolished in March 2015 and replaced with a new bridge 200 yards upstream.^[2]

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. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cavanaugh Bridge. 2016-04-01. Joanne Raetz Stuttgen. April 2007. and Accompanying photographs.
2. Web site: Rough Crossings . Spicer . Zach . The Tribune . 2015-11-24 . 2020-09-11.