Twin Bridges, Historic wrought-iron bridge in Danville, Indiana.

Twin Bridges are two separate bridges in Danville, Indiana, both crossing White Lick Creek. Hendricks County Bridge #178 is a 149-foot-6-inch wrought-iron Baltimore through truss built in 1887. The Big Four Railroad Bridge, built in 1906, is a three-span concrete structure that also crosses County Road 150 East. A cut stone railroad abutment from about 1870 stands nearby.

The wrought-iron Hendricks County Bridge #178, a Baltimore through truss 149 feet 6 inches long, was built in 1887 to span White Lick Creek. The Big Four Railroad added a three-span concrete bridge over the creek and County Road 150 East in 1906. A cut stone railroad abutment from about 1870 survives alongside them. The three structures were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

The National Register of Historic Places recognizes these bridges as examples of 19th-century engineering methods and transportation development in Indiana.

You can reach these bridges from local roads running through the town. Take time to walk around them from different angles to fully appreciate their metal framework and engineering approach.

The 1870 cut stone railroad abutment associated with the bridges predates both spans by decades, a remnant of earlier rail infrastructure at the crossing. The two bridges themselves differ in material and era: a wrought-iron Baltimore through truss from 1887 and a three-span concrete railroad bridge from 1906.