Wilson Bridge (Delphi, Indiana)

Wilson Bridge

Wilson Bridge over Deer Creek, June 2011
Location 0.6 miles west of County Road 450W on County Road 300N over Deer Creek, east of Delphi, Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°35′27″N 86°37′16″W / 40.59083°N 86.62111°W / 40.59083; -86.62111Coordinates: 40°35′27″N 86°37′16″W / 40.59083°N 86.62111°W / 40.59083; -86.62111
Area less than one acre
Built 1897 (1897)-1898
Built by Lafayette Bridge Co.; Smith, Craver
Architectural style Pratt through truss
NRHP Reference # 01000623[1]
Added to NRHP June 6, 2001

Wilson Bridge, also known as Old Royster Ford and Carroll County Bridge No. 121, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge that spans Deer Creek and is located in Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It was built by the Lafayette Bridge Company in 1897-1898. It measures 122 feet long and 14 feet high.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1] It is located in the Deer Creek Valley Rural Historic District.

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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Benjamin James Bruxvoort Lipscomb and Susan Rae Bruxvoort Lipscomb (September 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wilson Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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