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Wells Street Bridge (1859)
Description
Said to have been Ft. Wayne's first iron bridge. Collapsed the year after it was built when a herd of cattle was crossing.
Information from "The Pictorial History of Ft. Wayne" (pg 450)
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Truss bridge over St Mary's River on Wells Street
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
- Status
- Collapsed
- History
- Built 1859; Collapsed 1860
- Builder
- - Mosley & Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Design
- iron truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.08282, -85.14428 (decimal degrees)
41°04'58" N, 85°08'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/655877/4549610 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 89126 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 25, 2020: Added by Tony Dillon