Washington Street Bridge - Delphi, IN - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

This 1901 stone arch bridge takes Washington Street over the Wabash and Erie Canal in Delphi. This section of the canal has been restored; water enters the canal (at a rate of millions of gallons per day) at an inlet north of this bridge, and the restore section of the canal ends south of this bridge at the Wabash and Erie Canal Museum. The limestone blocks of the arch ring of this span are roughly cut and mortared. The spandrels, wing-walls, and rails are all of field stone. The structure carries an asphalt roadway and concrete sidewalk to the east between low stone parapet rails. An infomration sign on the canal trail near the bridge gives some information and history, and you can read more about this bridge here.

This stone arch bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.

Length of bridge: 113 feet (main structure); 33.5 feet (span) Height of bridge: approximately 20 feet What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor Traffic What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: Wabash and Erie Canal Date constructed: 1/1/1901 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: Washington Street Location: Delphi, Indiana

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