Twin Bridges are two historic bridges located at Danville,

Hendricks County, Indiana Hendricks County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 145,448. The county seat is the town of Danville. Hendricks County is the third largest county in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderso ...

. The Hendricks County Bridge #178 is a Baltimore through Truss bridge built in 1887. The wrought iron bridge measures 149 feet, 6 inches, long and spans

White Lick Creek White Lick Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 stream in central Indiana in the United States. It flows from its source in Boone County, near Fayette, ...

. The Big Four Railroad Bridge was built by the

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and built in 1906. It is a three-span

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structure and spans White Lick Creek and County Road 150 East. Associated with the bridges is a cut stone railroad abutment built about 1870. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was added to the

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in 2000.

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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Buildings and structures completed in 1870 Bridges completed in 1887 1870 establishments in Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Hendricks County, Indiana Transportation buildings and structures in Hendricks County, Indiana Wrought iron bridges in the United States {{HendricksCountyIN-NRHP-stub