Ohio Street Bridge

Ohio Street Bridge

Ohio Street Bridge, December 2011
Location Ohio St. over Pigeon Cr., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates 37°58′34″N 87°35′16″W / 37.97611°N 87.58778°W / 37.97611; -87.58778Coordinates: 37°58′34″N 87°35′16″W / 37.97611°N 87.58778°W / 37.97611; -87.58778
Area less than one acre
Built 1891 (1891)
Built by Pittsburgh Bridge Company; Eigenmann & Hoolerbach
Architectural style Pratt through Truss
NRHP Reference # 98001523[1]
Added to NRHP December 17, 1998

Ohio Street Bridge, also known as the Joan Marchand Overlook, is a historic Pratt through Truss bridge located at Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1891 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Company and the sandstone abutments constructed by Eigenmann & Hoolerbach. It is a single span steel truss bridge and measures 198 feet long and 24 feet wide. It is closed to traffic.[2]:5

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[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 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (September 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ohio Street Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs
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