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The east face

As seen from the Harrison Street Bridge

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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The south portal

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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Builder's Plate

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The deck and truss structure

Looking north

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Deck, east truss and railing

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The west face

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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

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Lattice detail

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Eailing detail

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The North potal

Closed to all traffic but pedestrian and bicycle.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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The west face

As seen from the south shore.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Whipple through truss bridge over St. Marys River on Wells Street in Fort Wayne
Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Whipple through truss
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1988
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.08686, -85.14078 (decimal degrees)
41°05'13" N, 85°08'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/656161/4550064 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Fort Wayne West
Inventory numbers: NRHP 88001575 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15798 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 26, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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Wells Street Bridge

Posted January 24, 2008, by Anthony Dillon (dillon [dot] fam [at] att [dot] net)

This may well be the most ornate bridge remaining in the United States. It would be nice if the city had the finials that originally topped this bridge replicated.

Wells Street Bridge

Posted January 24, 2008, by Anthony Dillon (dillon [dot] fam [at] att [dot] net)

This may well be the most ornate bridge remaining in the United States. It would be nice if the city had the finials that originally topped this bridge replicated.

Wells Street Bridge

Posted July 6, 2007, by Charlotte A. Weybright (cwey0408 [at] earthlink [dot] net)

Wells Street Bridge - access from Superior Street on the south and Wells Street on the north.