Red Bridge (1897)

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Red Bridge

The Kokomo Tribune: June 14 1964

BH Photo #486659

A very long Whipple truss... but not the longest in the world as it was claimed to be.

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on Mill Creek Pike (CR-550W)
Location: Wabash County, Indiana
Status: Pulled off it's foundation and now lies at the bottom of the reservoir.
History: Built 1897; Destroyed 1965
Builder: - Wabash Bridge & Iron Works of Wabash, Indiana
Design: Whipple through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 212.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.68835, -85.89818 (decimal degrees)
40°41'18" N, 85°53'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/593100/4504745 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 91371 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

December 7, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added categories "Inundated", "Mississinewa River", "One-lane traffic", "Pin-connected"
December 7, 2020: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch

Red Bridge (1897)

Posted December 7, 2020, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Oh I'd be Terrified to be in murky water. There's something fascinating about it being hidden in the depths.

Red Bridge (1897)

Posted December 7, 2020, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

You may have the makings of a SCUBA diver lurking inside.

Red Bridge (1897)

Posted December 7, 2020, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Idk why but I love an inundated bridge