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Elizabeth Street Bridge

Allen County, Indiana

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

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Description 

Was altered with wide floor beams to support a 4ft. walkway on one side.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Spy Run Creek on Elizabeth Street
Location
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1900
Design
4-panel, Pinned Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Skew angle
10 degrees
Also called
Old County Bridge #540
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.09296, -85.13893   (decimal degrees)
41°05'35" N, 85°08'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/656302/4550745 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fort Wayne West
Inventory number
BH 76759 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allen County, Indiana (115)
Built during 1900s (7,737)
Fort Wayne, Indiana (57)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (599)
Indiana (5,184)
Lost (29,982)
Lost 1993 (478)
Lost during 1990s (4,176)
 Pony truss (17,223)
Pratt pony truss (4,020)
Pratt truss (10,535)
Replaced by new bridge (20,398)
Skewed (5,071)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,719)
Truss (36,750)

Update Log 

  • April 25, 2017: Added by Tony Dillon

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