Parnell Avenue Bridge

Photo

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

BH Photo #388031

Overview: Two-span arch bridge over St. Joseph River on Parnell Avenue in Fort Wayne
Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1993
Builders: - Grosvenor, A.W.
- I.E. Smith Construction
Design: Reinforced concrete arch - open spandrel
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 220.1 ft.
Deck width: 49.8 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: County Bridge #538
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.10902, -85.12553 (decimal degrees)
41°06'32" N, 85°07'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/657389/4552552 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Fort Wayne West
Inventory numbers: INNBI 0200268 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15788 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2014): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 66.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 23,525