High Street Bridge

Photos

1913 Flood photo

Pre 1923 photo

BH Photo #440930

Likely a product of the hometown Indiana Bridge Company, this span featured long Camelback trusses that were so popular with the firm.

Both photos feature the Pratt truss interurban span that stood next to it.

Overview: Lost Camelback through truss bridge over White River (West Fork) on High Street/Wheeling Avenue
Location: Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1890
Builder: - Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana (Likely Fabricator)
Design: 11-panel, pinned Camelback through truss
Also called: Wheeling Avenue Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.19702, -85.38898 (decimal degrees)
40°11'49" N, 85°23'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/637123/4450868 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 84002 (Bridgehunter.com ID)