Cartwright Creek Bridge

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
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[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 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]

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  1. ^ a b "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.