Main Street Bridge (1889)

Photos

Published prior to 1923

BH Photo #403405

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River on Main Street and Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Co.
Location: Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Status: Heavily damaged by the 1913 flood and replaced later that year
History: Built 1889-90, Additional trusses for the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Co. added in 1895.; Lost 1913
Builder: - Lafayette Bridge Co. of Lafayette, Indiana
Railroads: - Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Co. (FtW&WV)
- Fort Wayne, Logansport, Lafayette & Lima Traction Co. (FtWLL&L)
- Lafayette Street Railway
Design: 3-span Whipple through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.41950, -86.89771 (decimal degrees)
40°25'10" N, 86°53'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/508678/4474324 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lafayette West
Inventory number: BH 65849 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Main Street Bridge

Posted April 14, 2015, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Actually Nick, the article has an incorrect date. The much documented 1890 date is indeed correct.

Main Street Bridge

Posted April 13, 2015, by Nick (nickjbudion [at] yahoo [dot] com)

You have the incorrect date for when the Main Street bridge was built.