Germany Bridge

Germany Bridge
Nearest city Rochester, Indiana
Area less than one acre
Built 1879 (1879)
Built by Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
NRHP Reference # 80000426[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 22, 1978
Removed from NRHP March 28, 1980

Germany Bridge was a historic Whipple Truss bridge located near Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. It was built in 1879 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co., and spanned the Tippecanoe River. It was a single span iron bridge on cut stone abutments.[2]:2 It has been demolished and replaced with new span in 1980[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and delisted in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Shirley Willard (August 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Germany Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. "Places to see, things to do in Fulton Co.". The Rochester Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.


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