Joseph Albert Britton 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

National Register of Historic Places

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According to a Historic American Engineering Record record, Britton was born in 1839 near Rockville, Indiana

Rockville, Indiana

Rockville is a town in Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Parke County. It is known as "The Covered Bridge Capital of the World".-Geography:...

, and built approximately 40 bridges in three Indiana counties, Parke

Parke County, Indiana

Parke County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana. It was formed in 1821 out of a portion of Vigo County. The county seat is Rockville....

, Putnam

Putnam County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 36,019 people, 12,374 households, and 9,119 families residing in the county. The population density was 75 people per square mile . There were 13,505 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

, and Vermillion

Vermillion County, Indiana

Vermillion County lies in western Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River. It was officially established in 1824 and was the 50th Indiana county to be formed. It is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Newport.According to the 2010...

, during a 33 year period. He lived to age 90.

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
  Lusk Home and Mill Site
  The Lusk Home and Mill Site was the first European-American development in present Turkey Run State Park, Indiana's second oldest state park....
  
  , Off IN 47 in Turkey Run State Park, Marshall, IN (Britton,J.A.), NRHP-listed
• Marshall Bridge
  Marshall Covered Bridge
  The Marshall Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton & Son in 1917. The bridge is 74 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 14 feet high.-See also:* List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana...
  
  , N of Rockville, Rockville, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
• McAllister Bridge, N of Bridgeton, Bridgeton, IN (Britton,J. A.), NRHP-listed
• 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