Photos
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The Carole Lombard Memorial Bridge Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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ID Signage The Main Street Bridge has been identified as the Carole Lombard Memorial Bridge. The childhood home of Carole Lombard is on the other side of the bridge, just out of the photo. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The east railing and deck. The bridge is, in fact, white. For some reason, the optics in my camera turned white to pink this day. 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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Rededication Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The east railing The through-truss upriver is a railroad bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The deck and west railing Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The 1921 Dedication plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Another plaque This plaque is located across the roadway from the 1921 plaque. I have no idea of the significance of this plaque. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The 1921 Plaque and ornate fixture example Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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East railing and deck Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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South portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Riverwalk Balustrade This balustrade is along the river bank, in the shadow of Carole Lombard's childhood home. It was under repair at the time this photo was taken. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Center Span As seen from the riverwalk. 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 |
Facts
- 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
- Design
- Arch
- Dimensions
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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 07/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91.3 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 13,740