Rating:
47468
{79}%
2 votes
Foster Park Footbridge
Photos
East substructure
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in July 2011
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BH Photo #208300
Description
This is a very unique suspension bridge built sometime around 1920 after the land for the park was donated to the city by the Foster family. It features a tower on each end with the suspension cables pinned to them.
Facts
- Overview
- Wire suspension bridge over St. Mary's River on Rivergreenway off of Bluffton Road
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built ca.1920
- Design
- Cables are pinned at tower tops
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.04723, -85.16635 (decimal degrees)
41°02'50" N, 85°09'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/654105/4545620 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Fort Wayne West
- Inventory number
- BH 47468 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 8, 2021: New Street View added by Paul Plassman
- August 10, 2011: New photos from Tony Dillon
- December 30, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon
Sources
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Paul Plassman