Pugh Ford Bridge, also known as Bartholomew County Bridge No. 73, is a historic

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bridge spanning the

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at Flat Rock Township and German Township,

Bartholomew County, Indiana Bartholomew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 82,208 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Columbus. The county was determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to be home to the mean center of U.S. population ...

. It was built by the Elkhart Bridge and Iron Co. and built in 1911. It consists of two spans, with each measuring 128 feet long. It rests on

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abutments and a concrete pier. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1999.

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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Bridges completed in 1911 Transportation buildings and structures in Bartholomew County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Bartholomew County, Indiana 1911 establishments in Indiana Pratt truss bridges in the United States Metal bridges in the United States {{BartholomewCountyIN-NRHP-stub