George Street Bridge, Road bridge in Indiana, United States
George Street Bridge, also known as County Bridge No. 159, is a Whipple truss bridge built by the Lomas Forge & Bridge Works in 1887. It carries George Street over Hogan Creek in Aurora, Indiana, and measures 199 feet, 4 inches long. Its iron truss structure is among the oldest of its kind in Indiana.
Built in 1887 by the Lomas Forge & Bridge Works, the George Street Bridge carried traffic over Hogan Creek as a Whipple truss of wrought iron. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and lies within the Downtown Aurora Historic District. It is counted among the oldest iron bridges in Indiana.
The bridge carries George Street over Hogan Creek in Aurora's Downtown Historic District, a setting listed on the National Register. Its name comes from the street it serves, and the structure is also recorded as County Bridge No. 159, the designation used in county records.
The bridge carries George Street over Hogan Creek in downtown Aurora, within the Downtown Aurora Historic District. It is a single-span Whipple truss 199 feet 4 inches long, so drivers and walkers cross it in seconds; the truss sides limit the view of the creek from the deck.
The bridge is also designated County Bridge No. 159, and it stands within the Downtown Aurora Historic District, so its National Register listing of 1984 sits inside a second, larger historic designation covering the surrounding streets.
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