Benville Bridge

Benville Bridge
Location Jefferson Proving Ground, approximately 1 mile east off Perimeter Rd., Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°58′50″N 85°27′10″W / 38.98056°N 85.45278°W / 38.98056; -85.45278Coordinates: 38°58′50″N 85°27′10″W / 38.98056°N 85.45278°W / 38.98056; -85.45278
Area less than one acre
Built 1908 (1908)
Built by Miller, Charles W.; Brolley, Thomas
Architectural style stone arch bridge
NRHP reference # 96000789[1]
Added to NRHP July 30, 1996

Benville Bridge, also known as Bridge #27, is a historic stone-arch bridge located on the grounds of Jefferson Proving Ground in Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana. It was built in 1908, and is a three-span, round arch bridge. It is 168 feet in length and 17 feet wide. It was rehabilitated in 1986.[2]

It was listed on 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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benville Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. .


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