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Elm Street Bridge (Old)

Delaware County, Indiana

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Elm St. Bridge Muncie, Ind.

1913 Postcard view

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BH Photo #509480

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Description 

Another example of Indiana Bridge Company's unique High-Triangular truss.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over White River (West Fork) on Elm Street
Location
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1890's by the Indiana Bridge Company of Muncie; replaced in 1937.
Builder
- Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana
Design
IBCo. High-Triangular polygonal Warren Truss.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.20260, -85.38245   (decimal degrees)
40°12'09" N, 85°22'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/637667/4451499 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84121 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Delaware County, Indiana (74)
Indiana (5,235)
Indiana Bridge Co. (147)
Lost (31,778)
Lost 1937 (91)
Lost during 1930s (1,272)
Muncie, Indiana (21)
 Polygonal Warren through truss (481)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,196)
Replaced by new bridge (21,671)
Through truss (19,018)
Truss (38,295)
Warren truss (7,179)

Update Log 

  • October 8, 2021: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • January 12, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • January 11, 2019: Added by Tony Dillon

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