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Oakridge Park Bridge
Elkhart County
,
Indiana
Photos
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in September 2014
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BH Photo #293467
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Overview
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Rock Run Creek on Maple City Greenway Trail
Location
Goshen
,
Elkhart County
,
Indiana
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built in 1928 on Wilden Ave in Goshen, one span relocated to Oakridge Park in 2002
Builders
-
Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co.
of Elkhart, Indiana (Fabricator)
-
M.L. Oberholtzer
(Contractor)
Design
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Deck width: 21.6 ft.
Also called
Maple City Greenway Bridge
Rock Run Bridge
Wilden Avenue Bridge (Original)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.59516
,
-85.84186
(decimal degrees)
41°35'43" N, 85°50'31" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/596521/4605476
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Goshen
Inventory number
BH 62906
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Built 1928
(1,173)
Built during 1920s
(9,927)
Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co.
(57)
Elkhart County, Indiana
(58)
Goshen, Indiana
(11)
Indiana
(4,923)
M.L. Oberholtzer
(3)
Open to pedestrians
(4,220)
Owned by city
(5,404)
Painted green
(156)
Pony truss
(16,189)
Total length 75-100 feet
(6,588)
Truss
(32,817)
Warren pony truss
(3,360)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
(678)
Warren truss
(6,568)
Update Log
September 5, 2014: Added by Tony Dillon
Related Bridges
Wilden Avenue Bridge
(Parts reused from) - One of two spans saved and relocated here
Sources
Tony Dillon
-
spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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