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The Carole Lombard Memorial Bridge

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

Overview: Three-span arch bridge over St. Marys River on Main Street in Fort Wayne
Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1921; rehabilitated 1997
Builders: - A.W. Grosvenor (Engineer)
- H.W. Tapp Construction
Design: Three-span closed-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 104.0 ft.
Total length: 303.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.07833, -85.15444 (decimal degrees)
41°04'42" N, 85°09'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/655033/4549093 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Fort Wayne West
Inventory numbers: INNBI 0200262 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15786 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2010): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 85.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 14,000

Main Street Bridge

Posted April 16, 2013, by Patrisha (patrisha_henson [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Planning a Carole Lombard trip in June 2013, came across this while researching places in regard to Carole. Very helpful. Thanks for posting.