Wells Street Bridge, Spanning Spy Run Creek at Wells Street, Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN
Summary
Significance: 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.
Survey number: HAER IN-84
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 88001575
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Fort Wayne (Ind.), 41.09949, -85.14713
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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