Cavanaugh Bridge, also known as Jackson County Bridge #195, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located in Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

Background

The structure was built in 1899 by the Lafayette Bridge Co. and spans the Muscatatuck River. The 174 foot long steel bridge rests on native brown sandstone abutments.

Cavanaugh Bridge

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Cavanaugh Bridge

The bridge was demolished in March 2015 and replaced with a new bridge 200 yards upstream.

Cavanaugh Bridge

References

Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana

Bridges completed in 1899

Transportation buildings and structures in Jackson County, Indiana

National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Indiana

Transportation buildings and structures in Washington County, Indiana

National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Indiana

Steel bridges in the United States

Pratt truss bridges in the United States