The Cartwright Creek Bridge near

Springfield, Kentucky Springfield is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Washington County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,846 at the 2020 census. History Springfield was established in 1793 and probably named for springs in the area. ...

is a metal

truss bridge A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...

built in 1884. It was listed on the

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in 1989. It is a single-span bridge built by the King Iron Bridge Company. It crosses Cartwright Creek, a tributary to the Beech Fork of the Salt River. It was deemed significant as one of few truss bridges in Washington County surviving from the late 1800s. With .

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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Bridges completed in 1884 National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Kentucky Transportation in Washington County, Kentucky 1884 establishments in Kentucky Truss bridges in the United States Metal bridges in the United States King Bridge Company {{WashingtonCountyKY-NRHP-stub

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