Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Marion Center Road Bridge - Allen County, Indiana













( Due to the 20% Skewed Engineered Construction, the photos look distorted, in reality they are not.)  

Marion Center Road Bridge, in Allen County Indiana. It is also known as the Morton Bridge, which was the original name, and was named after the largest adjacent property owner at that time. Intersected-Marion Center Road Over St. Marys River. Construction Date-1880. Length-176.8'. Structure Type: Single span, Metal 14 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed. By Builder/Contractor: Charles L. Olds, "doing business under the name of Western Bridge Works" of Fort Wayne, Indiana, at a cost of $6,825. William Moellering and Henry C. Paul won the contract for stone abutments. Rehabilitation Date-2005. Inventory Number-200216.  GPS: 40.929780°N, -85.055330°W.

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