Marble Creek Bridge

Marble Creek Bridge
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
Coordinates 38°55′39″N 85°26′31″W / 38.92750°N 85.44194°W / 38.92750; -85.44194Coordinates: 38°55′39″N 85°26′31″W / 38.92750°N 85.44194°W / 38.92750; -85.44194
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1905 (1905)
Built by unknown
Architectural style stone-arch bridge
NRHP Reference # 96000785[1]
Added to NRHP July 30, 1996

Marble Creek Bridge, also known as Bridge #25, is a historic stone stone arch bridge located at the 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

  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 unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Marble Creek Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01..


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