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DeutschBenville Bridge
Benville Bridge | |
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| Location | Jefferson Proving Ground, approximately 1 mile east off Perimeter Rd., Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°58′50″N 85°27′10″W / 38.98056°N 85.45278°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1908 |
| Built by | Miller, Charles W.; Brolley, Thomas |
| Architectural style | stone arch bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000789[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1996 |
Benville Bridge, also known as Bridge #27, is a historic stone-arch bridge located on the grounds of Jefferson Proving Ground in Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana. It was built in 1908, and is a three-span, round arch bridge. It is 168 feet in length and 17 feet wide. It was rehabilitated in 1986.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benville Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..
