Marble Creek Bridge
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| Location | US Army Jefferson Proving Ground, approximately 0.75 miles west of the junction of G and W. Recovery Rds., Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′39″N 85°26′31″W / 38.92750°N 85.44194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1905 |
| Built by | unknown |
| Architectural style | stone arch bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000785[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1996 |
Marble Creek Bridge, also known as Bridge #25, is a historic stone arch bridge located within Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (formerly Jefferson Proving Ground) in Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana. It was built about 1905, and is a one-span, round-arch bridge constructed of limestone. It measures 36 feet long and is 21 feet wide. The property was acquired by the U.S. Army in 1941.[2]: 4
It was added to 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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Marble Creek Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01..
Categories:
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Bridges completed in 1905
- Transportation buildings and structures in Ripley County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Ripley County, Indiana
- Stone arch bridges in the United States
- 1905 establishments in Indiana
- Southern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs