Wilden Avenue Bridge

Photo

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

SHAARD photo

BH Photo #192945

Overview: Replaced Warren pony truss bridge over Elkhart River on Wilden Avenue in Goshen
Location: Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by a concrete bridge with one span relocated to Oakridge Park
History: Built 1928 on Wilden Ave. in Elkhart; Replaced in 2002 with one span relocated to Oakridge Park for trail use
Builders: - Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co. of Elkhart, Indiana (Fabricator)
- M.L. Oberholtzer (Contractor)
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 82.0 ft.
Total length: 171.8 ft.
Deck width: 21.6 ft.
Also called: Oakridge Park Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.59639, -85.85333 (decimal degrees)
41°35'47" N, 85°51'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/595562/4605600 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Goshen
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 6,850
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2000168 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16102 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2018): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 97.3 (out of 100)
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January 29, 2011: Updated by Anthony Dillon: One span of this bridge survives in a local park

Oakridge Park Bridge (Parts reused in) - One of two spans saved and relocated here

Wilden Avenue Bridge

Posted December 26, 2008, by rob (rob29_46580 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Is this bridge not the one they have in the park off north first street north of the railroad tracks in a park for foot/bicycle traffic only?

I forget what it looked like, and might be only half of the bridge, sometime I shall get a picture of it and see.