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Walnut Street Bridge

Delaware County, Indiana

Photo 

Pre 1923 photo

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BH Photo #441051

Map 

Description 

Another example of IBCo's rare "High-Triangular" polygonal Warren through truss.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over White River (West Fork) on Walnut Street
Location
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built in 1889 by the Indiana Bridge Company of Muncie; replaced in 1937
Builder
- Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana
Design
Indiana Bridge Company "High-Triangular" design.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.20406, -85.38614   (decimal degrees)
40°12'15" N, 85°23'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/637350/4451655 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84046 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,598)
Built 1889 (207)
Built during 1880s (1,743)
Delaware County, Indiana (59)
Indiana (4,406)
Indiana Bridge Co. (115)
Lost (20,692)
Lost 1937 (27)
 Lost during 1930s (441)
Muncie, Indiana (16)
Polygonal Warren through truss (383)
Polygonal Warren truss (961)
Replaced by new bridge (13,558)
Through truss (13,557)
Truss (30,499)
Warren truss (6,001)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon

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