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Wabash Road Bridge

Wabash County, Indiana
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At the time of it's demise, this may have been the oldest iron bridge remaining in the state. It was built with Wheelock Patented abutments and piers which were made of iron plates.

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Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Eel River on Wabash Road
Location
North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built ca. 1870, removed sometime around 1990
Builders
- Penn Bridge Works
- T.B.White
Design
Wrought and cast iron Pratt through truss with vertical endposts.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 206.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Also called
North Manchester Iron Bridge
County Bridge #653
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.99446, -85.78250   (decimal degrees)
40°59'40" N, 85°46'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/602402/4538855 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
North Manchester South
Inventory number
BH 44199 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,851)
Built during 1870s (547)
Eel River (Northern Indiana) (31)
Indiana (3,350)
Lost (10,494)
North Manchester, Indiana (2)
Penn Bridge Works (6)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
 Pratt truss (5,687)
Replaced by new bridge (7,218)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,307)
T.B.White (1)
Through truss (9,254)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,806)
Truss (23,615)
Wabash County, Indiana (48)

Update Log 

  • August 7, 2010: Updated by Ed Hollowell: Added Information about the Wheelock abutments
  • February 21, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon

Sources 

  • Ed Hollowell - erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Wabash Road Bridge
Posted August 7, 2010, by Ed Hollowell (erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com)

This bridge was discussed in "Bridge Transitions, From Wood to Iron" by George E. Gould on "Outdoor Indiana" July-Aug. 1982. Archives on line at Indiana University Digital Library.