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Champ's Ford Bridge

Coordinates: 39°19′11″N 85°40′29″W / 39.31972°N 85.67472°W / 39.31972; -85.67472
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Champ's Ford Bridge
Champ's Ford Bridge, December 2011
Champ's Ford Bridge is located in Indiana
Champ's Ford Bridge
Champ's Ford Bridge is located in the United States
Champ's Ford Bridge
LocationCounty Road 100S over Clifty Creek, 2 miles west of Burney, Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana
Coordinates39°19′11″N 85°40′29″W / 39.31972°N 85.67472°W / 39.31972; -85.67472
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
Built byMathews, Joseph
Architectural stylestone arch bridge
NRHP reference No.09001127[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 2009

Champ's Ford Bridge, also known as Decatur County Bridge #124, is a historic stone arch bridge located in Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana. It was built in 1904, and consists of four segmental arches constructed of Indiana Laurel limestone. It measures 118 feet long and 17 feet, 4 inches, wide.[2]: 5 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[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. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Shawn Edward Niemi (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Champ's Ford Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.