West Union Bridge National Historic Landmark Nomination
Bennett L. 2016. West Union Bridge National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 100000869_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is a National Historic Landmark nomination for West Union Bridge near West Union in Parke County, Indiana. The National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for West Union Bridge documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 4 as an outstanding example of a Burr truss, a significant and widely used American timber bridge type. Among the Burr truss bridges that survive, the West Union Bridge stands out for its high level of integrity, its setting, and its construction. The period of national significance is 1876, the year the bridge was constructed by Joseph John Daniel.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bennett, Lola
- Date of Issue
- 2016-12-23
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- bridge, Burr truss, covered bridge, engineering, Indiana, Joseph John Daniels, National Historic Landmark, Parke County, transportation