Riverside-Independence Bridge, Spanning Wabash River at County Road 500, Riverside, Fountain County, IN
Summary
Significance: The Riverside-Independence Bridge was one of the largest double-intersection Warren through truss iron bridges built in Indiana, and is of local significance. The structure, which is largely intact, was designed and constructed by the Attica Bridge Company in 1905 and remains as an important example of this short-lived company's work.
Survey number: HAER IN-67
Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1920 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1960-1969 Subsequent Work
Tags
vehicular bridges
iron truss bridges
riverside
riverside independence
bridge
riverside independence bridge
wabash
wabash river
county road
fountain
fountain county
indiana
attica bridge company
w h gemmer
historic american engineering record
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
infrastructure
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Attica Bridge Company
Gemmer, W H
Location
Riverside
,
40.22272, -87.33476
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html