Stone Arch Bridge over McCormick's Creek

Stone Arch Bridge over McCormick's Creek

McCormick's Creek Bridge, June 2013
Location McCormick's Creek State Park, west of the junction of State Roads 43 and 46, and east of Spencer, Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°17′25″N 86°43′1″W / 39.29028°N 86.71694°W / 39.29028; -86.71694Coordinates: 39°17′25″N 86°43′1″W / 39.29028°N 86.71694°W / 39.29028; -86.71694
Area less than one acre
Built 1934 (1934)
Architectural style Park Rustic
MPS New Deal Resources in Indiana State Parks MPS
NRHP Reference # 93000177[1]
Added to NRHP March 18, 1993

Stone Arch Bridge over McCormick's Creek is a historic arch bridge located at McCormick's Creek State Park in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana. It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934, and is solidly constructed of mortared roughcut limestone. The round arch has a 54 foot span and reaches approximately 25 feet high.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Glory-June Greiff (August 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stone Arch Bridge over McCormick's Creek" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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