Cedar Grove Bridge Explained

Cedar Grove Bridge
Location:Old State Road 1 over the Whitewater River, Cedar Grove and Highland Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.3533°N -84.9431°W
Builder:Indiana Bridge Company
Demolished:2016
Architecture:Camelback Pratt Through Truss
Added:September 30, 2014
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:14000801[1]

Cedar Grove Bridge, also known as Indiana State Bridge #6625B, was a historic Camelback Pratt Through Truss bridge spanning the Whitewater River in Cedar Grove and Highland Township, Franklin County, Indiana. The bridge had two spans and was built in 1914. Each span of the bridge was 180 feet long, and the overall length of the bridge was 386 feet and had a roadway 18 feet wide.[2]

The bridge carried State Route 1 over the river until 1999, when it was closed. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1] It was demolished on February 17, 2016. [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2014-10-10. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/29/14 through 10/03/14. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cedar Grove Bridge. 2015-11-01. John Warner. n.d.., Accompanying photographs, sketch map, and quad map.
  3. Web site: WATCH: Historic Indiana bridge demolished. 17 February 2016.