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J.A. Britton
American architect of bridges

J.A. Britton

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American architect of bridges
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Place of birth
Rockville, Adams Township, Parke County, USA
Death
Age
90 years
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Biography

Joseph Albert Britton (1839–1929), most commonly known as J.A. Britton, was a builder of bridges in Indiana.He created many works that survive and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Biography

According to a Historic American Engineering Record record, Britton was born in 1839 near Rockville, Indiana, and built approximately 40 bridges in three Indiana counties: Parke, Putnam, and Vermillion. He built the bridges during a 33-year period.He lived to age 90.

Work credits

J.A. Britton
Cox Ford Bridge

Works (credit) include:

  • Cox Ford Bridge, N of Rockville off US 41, Rockville, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
  • Harry Evans Bridge, SE of Mecca off Old Greencastle Rd., Mecca, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
  • Jeffries Ford Bridge, SW of Bridgeton, Bridgeton, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
  • Leatherwood Station Bridge, E of Montezuma, Montezuma, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
  • Lusk Home and Mill Site, Off IN 47 in Turkey Run State Park, Marshall, IN (Britton,J.A.), NRHP-listed
  • Marshall Bridge, N of Rockville, Rockville, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
  • McAllister Bridge, N of Bridgeton, Bridgeton, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
J.A. Britton
Narrows Bridge (Indiana)
  • Narrows Bridge (Indiana), N of Rockville Off IN 47, Rockville, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
  • Nevins Bridge, NW of Bridgeton, Bridgeton, IN (Britton,J. A. & Son), NRHP-listed
  • Phillips Bridge, SE of Montezuma off US 36, Montezuma, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
  • Sim Smith Bridge, SE of Montezuma off US 36, Montezuma, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
  • State Sanitorium Bridge, E of Rockville off US 36, Rockville, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
  • Thorpe Ford Bridge, SE of Mecca on Rosedale Catlin Rd., Mecca, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
  • Zacke Cox Bridge, SE of Mecca off US 41, Mecca, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed

Family

J. A. Britton's son, Eugene Britton, built the Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge, a single span Burr Arch truss covered bridge structure, in 1915. On February 18, 1909, Eugene Britton was elected a director of the newly formed National Reserve Bank of the City of New York.

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