Ely Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #156470

The last bridge built by the Wabash Bridge & Iron Works

Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Mayhew Road
Location: Allen County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built in 1903 by the Wabash Bridge & Iron Works; replaced in 1989.
Builder: - Wabash Bridge & Iron Works of Wabash, Indiana
Design: Pinned Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions: Span length: 220.0 ft.
Total length: 220.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.5 ft.
Also called: County Bridge #100
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.16807, -85.07377 (decimal degrees)
41°10'05" N, 85°04'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/661590/4559203 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cedarville
Inventory number: BH 44274 (Bridgehunter.com ID)