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.[1]
Cartwright Creek Bridge | |
Location | Booker Rd., west of Springfield, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 37°39′34″N 85°16′23″W / 37.65944°N 85.27306°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1884 |
Built by | King Iron Bridge Co. |
Architectural style | Single span metal truss |
MPS | Washington County MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 88003425[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 10, 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.[2]