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Wayne Street Bridge

Miami County, Indiana

Photos 

PeruConcreteBridge

BH Photo #163603

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Luten arch bridge over Wabash River on Wayne Street
Location
Peru, Miami County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built ca. 1907; Replaced 1974
Builders
- Daniel B. Luten (Design)
- National Concrete Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana (Contractor)
Design
Luten arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 575.0 ft.
Also called
Wallace Avenue Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.75333, -86.05667   (decimal degrees)
40°45'12" N, 86°03'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/579631/4511803 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Peru
Inventory number
BH 45004 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,941)
Built 1907 (784)
Built during 1900s (7,989)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,365)
Daniel B. Luten (71)
Deck arch (12,152)
Indiana (5,251)
Lost (32,308)
Lost 1974 (88)
Lost during 1970s (1,068)
 Luten arch (102)
Miami County, Indiana (81)
National Concrete Co. (25)
Owned by county (22,053)
Peru, Indiana (15)
Replaced by new bridge (22,018)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,703)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,220)
Wabash River (141)

Update Log 

  • June 1, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 16, 2022: New photos from Paul Plassman
  • April 22, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 29, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder and other stuff
  • December 29, 2016: New photo from Dave King
  • December 15, 2016: New photo from Dave King
  • April 23, 2010: Added by James Norwood

Sources 

  • James Norwood
  • Looking East - Great view of the old Luten bridge with C&O Railroad bridge in background, Peru Light plant to left. Unknown year.
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman
  • Flickr - Image & a lot of good info

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