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The Carole Lombard Memorial Bridge

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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ID Signage

The Main Street Bridge has been identified as the Carole Lombard Memorial Bridge. The childhood home of Carole Lombard is on the other side of the bridge, just out of the photo.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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The east railing and deck.

The bridge is, in fact, white. For some reason, the optics in my camera turned white to pink this day.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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The north portal

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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The east face

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

Facts

Overview: Three-span arch bridge over St. Marys River on Main Street in Fort Wayne
Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1921; rehabilitated 1997
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 104.0 ft.
Total length: 303.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.07833, -85.15444 (decimal degrees)
41°04'42" N, 85°09'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/655033/4549093 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Fort Wayne West
Inventory numbers: INNBI 0200262 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15786 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 13,740