Wells Street Bridge over Spy Creek

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Facts 

Overview

Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Spy Run Creek on Wells Street in Fort Wayne

Location

Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1914; Replaced 1998

Builder

- Burk Construction Co.

Design

"The bridge is an 88-foot long, single span, reinforced concrete arch. The bridge appears to use the Melan system of reinforcing.

"The Wells Street Bridge (Allen County Bridge No. 542) over the Spy Run Creek is an 88-foot long, single-span, reinforced concrete arch. The bridge appears to use the Melan system of reinforcing, a system largely abandoned by 1914. The Wells Street Bridge (Allen County Bridge No. 542) is eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places based on its engineering significance at the local level.

"this historic documentation is being done as a mitigation measure as part of the Memorandum of Agreement for the replacement of the Wells Street Bridge (Allen County Bridge No. 542)."

Amy Rakes
Bonar & Associates, Inc.
616 South Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
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Dimensions

Total length: 88 ft.
Deck width: 32.2 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.10167, -85.14667   (decimal degrees)
41°06'06" N, 85°08'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/655632/4551698 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Fort Wayne West

Inventory number

BH 37225 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• August 18, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
• August 18, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER IN-84 - Wells Street Bridge, Spanning Spy Run Creek at Wells Street, Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN
• Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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