Fort Wayne Street Bridge Explained

Fort Wayne Street Bridge
Location:Indiana Ave. over Elkhart R, Goshen, Indiana
Coordinates:41.5933°N -85.8486°W
Builder:Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co.
Architecture:Pennsylvania truss
Added:September 15, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:05001018

Fort Wayne Street Bridge, also known as the County Bridge #403 and Indiana Avenue Bridge, is a historic Pennsylvania truss bridge located at Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1896 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co. and spans the Elkhart River. The bridge measures 180 feet long and has a 23-foot-wide roadway.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fort Wayne Street Bridge. 2015-10-01. Ruth Trinkley . Cindy Brubaker . Mary Clark Harlan . Kim Dadlow . PDF. September 2004. and Accompanying photographs.