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"Red Bridge" in Winter

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Canal Park "Paint Creek Bridge"

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in October 2006

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in October 2006

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in October 2006

Overview: Bowstring pony truss bridge over Old Wabash & Erie Canal on Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi
Location: Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Rehabilitated in 1999 and moved to Canal Park
Builder: - Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio
Design: Bowstring pony truss
Also called: "Red Bridge"
Canal Park "paint Creek Bridge"
Carroll County Bridge 85 (when it was in original location)
Paint Creek Bridge
Inventory number: BH 36767 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Red Bridge

Posted October 3, 2008, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Bowstrings look good in red! Iron bridges in general look good in bright primary colors. Most of them were painted this way back in their heyday.

Red Bridge

Posted October 3, 2008, by RB (jrbozell45 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Summer 07