Cartwright Creek Bridge

Cartwright Creek Bridge
LocationBooker Rd., west of Springfield, Kentucky
Coordinates37°39′34″N 85°16′23″W / 37.65944°N 85.27306°W / 37.65944; -85.27306
Arealess than one acre
Built1884
Built byKing Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural styleSingle span metal truss
MPSWashington County MRA
NRHP reference No.88003425
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1989

The Cartwright Creek Bridge near Springfield, Kentucky is a metal truss bridge built in 1884. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

It is a single-span bridge built by the King Iron Bridge Company. It crosses Cartwright Creek, a tributary to the Beech Fork of the Salt River. It was deemed significant as one of few truss bridges in Washington County surviving from the late 1800s.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Joe DeSpain (January 1987). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Cartwright Creek Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved March 2, 2018. With photo from 1982.