Wells Street Bridge (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Explained

Wells Street Bridge
Location:Wells St. at the St. Mary's River, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates:41.0828°N -85.1439°W
Builder:Stewart, Alvin John; Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Architecture:Whipple Truss
Added:September 15, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88001575

Wells Street Bridge is a historic Whipple truss bridge spanning the St. Marys River at Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Akron, Ohio and erected by Alvin John Stewart in 1884. It has a 180 foot long span and is 23 feet wide. It was closed to vehicular traffic in 1982 and used as a pedestrian walkway.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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. 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wells Street Bridge. 2015-07-01. Craig Leonard. PDF. June 1988. and Accompanying photographs.