Secrest Ferry Bridge
Secrest Ferry Bridge, September 2010
Secrest Ferry Bridge is located in Indiana
Secrest Ferry Bridge
Secrest Ferry Bridge is located in the United States
Secrest Ferry Bridge
LocationCounty Road 450E over the West Fork of the White River, south of Gosport, Bean Blossom Township, Monroe County, Indiana and Wayne Township, Owen County, Indiana
Coordinates39°19′57″N 86°40′35″W / 39.33250°N 86.67639°W / 39.33250; -86.67639
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
Built byLafayette Engineering Co.; Vincennes Bridge Co.
Architectural stylePennsylvania through truss
NRHP reference No.96000603[1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1996

Secrest Ferry Bridge is a historic Pennsylvania through truss bridge located in Bean Blossom Township, Monroe County, Indiana and Wayne Township, Owen County, Indiana. It was built by the Lafayette Engineering Co. and Vincennes Bridge Co. in 1903. It is a single-span bridge of 316 feet in length and spans the West Fork of the White River.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Jane Wampler Stouder and Rack Bray (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Secrest Ferry Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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