Elkhart Bridge

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Originally planned to be a single, extremely large bowstring truss span of 388 feet. Later this was changed to a two-span bridge.

Location is still under study.

Thanks to James Stewart for providing information about this bridge.

Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Main Street
Location: Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1870 by Simon de Graff; replaced 1927
Builder: - Simon de Graff of Syracuse, New York
Design: (2)17-panel bowstring through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 188.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.69215, -85.97594 (decimal degrees)
41°41'32" N, 85°58'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/585218/4616103 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 100390 (Bridgehunter.com ID)