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Paw Paw Creek Bridge No. 52

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Coordinates: 40°52′42″N 85°57′59″W / 40.87833°N 85.96639°W / 40.87833; -85.96639
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Paw Paw Creek Bridge No. 52
Paw Paw Creek Bridge No. 52 remnants, January 2012
Paw Paw Creek Bridge No. 52 is located in Indiana
Paw Paw Creek Bridge No. 52
Paw Paw Creek Bridge No. 52 is located in the United States
Paw Paw Creek Bridge No. 52
LocationPaw Paw Pike, northeast of Chili, Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana
Coordinates40°52′42″N 85°57′59″W / 40.87833°N 85.96639°W / 40.87833; -85.96639
Arealess than one acre
Built1874 (1874)
Built byWrought Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural styleBow-String Arch
NRHP reference No.83000008[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1983
Removed from NRHPOctober 13, 2015[2]

Paw Paw Creek Bridge No. 52 was a historic Bow-String arch bridge located in Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana. It was built in 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company and spanned Paw Paw Creek. It was a single-span wrought iron structure with an overall length of 111 feet and width of 21 feet.[3]: 2–3  The bridge was disassembled after a tree fell on it.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and delisted in 2015.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/13/15 through 10/16/15. National Park Service. October 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Robert Huffman (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Paw Paw Creek Bridge No. 52" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016..


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