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Historic Bridges: Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne, Indiana

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.


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Total Bridges Found: 3

Eveland Bridge
Wilson's Ferry Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Fulton Avenue Over Des Moines River in Rural: Mahaska County, Iowa, United States
Metal Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 647 ft. Main Span: 164 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1877 By: Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne, Indiana
One of the longest of its type in the nation, also an early, unusual, pre-1880 example of its type, with cast iron components.
Hardin City Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Exhibit Over Exhibit in Rural: Hardin County, Iowa, United States
Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne, Indiana
An extremely early, unusual, and intact example of a pre-1880 Whipple truss bridge with cast iron components.
Marion Center Road Bridge
Morton Bridge, Allen County Bridge 290
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Marion Center Road Over St. Marys River in Rural: Allen County, Indiana, United States
Metal 14 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 177 ft. Main Span: 175 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne, Indiana
A rare example of a restored, skewed Whipple truss built by a local bridge company.

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