West Jefferson Blvd. Bridge

Photo

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

BH Photo #388037

Finished 6/15/1935 the bridge cost $63,817.68.

Overview: Three-span arch bridge over St. Marys River on West Jefferson Blvd. in Fort Wayne
Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Finished 6/15/1935; rehabilitated 1996
Builder: - Charles R. Wermuth & Sons, Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 64.9 ft.
Total length: 204.0 ft.
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Skew angle: 10 degrees
Also called: County Bridge #330
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.07167, -85.16222 (decimal degrees)
41°04'18" N, 85°09'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/654396/4548339 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Fort Wayne West
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 22,050
Inventory numbers: INNBI 0200319 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15799 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 80.4 (out of 100)
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April 25, 2017: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added County Bridge #
October 30, 2010: Updated by Ed Hollowell: Corrected complrtion date, added builder, cost and spans, skew angle.