The Cartwright Creek Bridge near Springfield, Kentucky is a metal truss bridge built in 1884. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
Cartwright Creek Bridge | |
| Location | Booker Rd., west of Springfield, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°39′34″N 85°16′23″W / 37.65944°N 85.27306°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1884 |
| Built by | King Iron Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Single span metal truss |
| MPS | Washington County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 88003425[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 10, 1989 |
It is a single-span bridge built by the King Iron Bridge Company. It crosses Cartwright Creek, a tributary to the Beech Fork of the Salt River. It was deemed significant as one of few truss bridges in Washington County surviving from the late 1800s.[2]
See also
edit- Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road nearby bridge also built by King Iron Bridge Co.
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Kentucky
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Joe DeSpain (January 1987). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Cartwright Creek Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved March 2, 2018. With photo from 1982.