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Riverside-Independence Bridge, Spanning Wabash River at County Road 500, Riverside, Fountain County, IN

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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

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Attica Bridge Company
Gemmer, W H
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Riverside ,  40.22272, -87.33476
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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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

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