National Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of sites, buildings, structures, districts, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". The enactment of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it.
Truss bridgeA truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. There are several types of truss bridges, including some with simple designs that were among the first bridges designed in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Tippecanoe RiverThe Tippecanoe River ( ) is a gentle, 182-mile-long (293 km) river in the Central Corn Belt Plains ecoregion in northern Indiana. It flows from Crooked Lake in Noble County to the Wabash River near what is now Battle Ground, about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Lafayette. The name "Tippecanoe" was derived from a Miami–Illinois word for buffalo fish, reconstructed as */kiteepihkwana/ or as kiteepihkwana siipiiwi.
Rochester, IndianaRochester is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,270 at the 2020 census.
Wells Street Bridge (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Wells Street Bridge is a historic Whipple truss bridge spanning the St. Marys River at Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Akron, Ohio and erected by Alvin John Stewart in 1884. It has a 180 foot long span and is 23 feet wide. It was closed to vehicular traffic in 1982 and used as a pedestrian walkway. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Aqueduct Bridge (Clay City, Indiana)Aqueduct Bridge, also known as the Coffey Bridge and Clay County Bridge #182, is a historic Pratt through truss and Pratt pony truss bridge located in Perry Township and Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana. The original span was built by the Cleveland Bridge and Iron Company in 1880 and the second section by the Vincennes Bridge Company in 1920. It carries Towpath Road over Birch Creek. The original span measures 60 feet (18 m) and the second span 102 feet (31 m) long.Wrought Iron Bridge CompanyThe Wrought Iron Bridge Company was a bridge fabrication and construction company based in Canton, Ohio, United States. It specialized in the fabrication of iron truss bridges and was a prolific bridge builder in the late 19th century. It was one of the 28 firms consolidated by J. P. Morgan into the American Bridge Company in 1900. Many of its bridges have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Pugh Ford BridgePugh Ford Bridge, also known as Bartholomew County Bridge No. 73, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge spanning the Flatrock River at Flat Rock Township and German Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was built by the Elkhart Bridge and Iron Co. and built in 1911. The bridge consists of two spans, with each measuring 128 feet long. It rests on concrete abutments and a concrete pier. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
Fort Wayne Street BridgeFort Wayne Street Bridge, also known as the County Bridge #403 and Indiana Avenue Bridge, is a historic Pennsylvania truss bridge located at Goshen, Indiana. It was built in 1896 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co. and spans the Elkhart River. The bridge measures 180 feet long and has a 23-foot-wide roadway. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
Hursh Road BridgeHursh Road Bridge (Bridge No. 38) was a historic Whipple truss bridge spanning Cedar Creek near Leo-Cedarville, Indiana. It was built in 1879 by the Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne. It was a 120 foot long, 16 feet wide ornate iron bridge. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 and delisted in 1993.
Narrows Covered BridgeThe Narrows Covered Bridge crosses Sugar Creek at the eastern edge of Turkey Run State Park in Parke County, Indiana and is a single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1882. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Starke County Bridge No. 39Starke County Bridge No. 39 is a single span Warren Pony Truss structure. The bridge is located on the northern outskirts of the small town of Knox, Indiana, where Main and Water Streets terminate at the former Penn Central Railroad cut. The bridge spans the rail cut in a northwest–southeast direction, allowing access to Wythougan Park. When built in 1915, it was east of Knox, on County Road 1100 East, over the Yellow River. It was moved in 1992.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.