Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Carroll Street Bridge

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Photos

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Side view

These photos were taken April 1995 by Camille B. Fife for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Portal

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Plaque

1889
Milwaukee
Bridge
and Iron Works

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Postcard

This historic postcard image was submitted by Rev. Charlene Gaspar

Map

Vicinity map

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Facts

Overview: Lost two-span through truss bridge over Wabash River on Smith Street in Wabash
Location: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana
Status: No longer exists
History: Built 1889 by the Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works; rehabilitated 1982
Builder: - Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Co.
Design: Two pin-connected, 9-panel Pratt through trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 130.9 ft.
Total length: 262.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.79028, -85.82778 (decimal degrees)
40°47'25" N, 85°49'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/598898/4516137 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Wabash
Inventory numbers: INNBI 8500655 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17158 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2006): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 97.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 1,200

Sources

HAER IN-87 - Wabash County Bridge No. 509, Spanning Wabash River at Carroll & Smith Streets, Wabash, Wabash County, IN
Rev. Charlene Gaspar - charlenegaspar [at] yahoo [dot] com

Comments

Carroll Street Bridge

Posted January 11, 2007, by rick

This bridge is definitely gone. I saw it get torn down and I've driven over the new one.

Carroll Street Bridge

Posted December 12, 2006, by Anonymous

I believe this bridge has been replaced. Using a satellite image to view this area clearly shows a newer concrete structure in its place. I’m afraid another piece of history bites the dust.

Carroll Street Bridge

Posted December 11, 2006, by Anonymous

Does this bridge even still exist?

Carroll Street Bridge

Posted December 11, 2006, by Anonymous

Does this bridge even still exist?