George Street Bridge (Aurora, Indiana)
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George Street Bridge, also known as County Bridge No. 159, is a historic
Whipple truss 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 ...
bridge located at
Aurora An aurora ( aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...
,
Dearborn County, Indiana Dearborn County is one of 92 counties of the U.S. state of Indiana. Located on the Ohio border near the southeast corner of the state, Dearborn County was formed in 1803 from a portion of Hamilton County, Ohio. In 2020, the population was 50,6 ...
. It was built by the Lomas Forge & Bridge Works in 1887. It traverses Hogan Creek and measures 199 feet, 4 inches, long. It is one of the oldest iron bridges in Indiana. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1984. It is located in the
Downtown Aurora Historic District Downtown Aurora Historic District is a national historic district located at Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana. The district encompasses 272 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures in the central business dist ...
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Truss bridges in the United States Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Bridges completed in 1887 Transportation buildings and structures in Dearborn County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Dearborn County, Indiana Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Indiana Whipple truss bridges in the United States {{DearbornCountyIN-NRHP-stub