Photos
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The east face As seen from the Harrison Street Bridge Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The south portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Builder's Plate Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The deck and truss structure Looking north Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Deck, east truss and railing Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The west face Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The north portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The east face Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Lattice detail Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Eailing detail Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The North potal Closed to all traffic but pedestrian and bicycle. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The west face As seen from the south shore. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Whipple through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Wells Street in Fort Wayne
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
- Builder
- - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
- Design
- Whipple through truss
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1988
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.08686, -85.14078 (decimal degrees)
41°05'13" N, 85°08'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/656161/4550064 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Fort Wayne West
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 88001575 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15798 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Comments
It is indeed a gem Harold!....I would love to see them replicate and replace the finials that originally adorned it.
I remember this bridge from several years ago when I first visited my sister and her husband, who lived at the end of the bridge on Cass St. A beautiful bridge then, and still a beautiful bridge. I'm glad Fort Wayne had the foresight to save it.
This may well be the most ornate bridge remaining in the United States. It would be nice if the city had the finials that originally topped this bridge replicated.
This may well be the most ornate bridge remaining in the United States. It would be nice if the city had the finials that originally topped this bridge replicated.
Wells Street Bridge - access from Superior Street on the south and Wells Street on the north.
