tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577633936396294153.post679179583317818319..comments2024-03-28T19:04:36.804-05:00Comments on Industrial History: 1887+1902 Lost Twin Bridges over the Wabash in Bluffton, INDennis DeBrulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992361354510209661noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577633936396294153.post-28984514016691963772023-03-22T13:06:23.704-05:002023-03-22T13:06:23.704-05:00Thanks for the information. I rewrote the first pa...Thanks for the information. I rewrote the first paragraph to correct it and changed the label from rrNKP to rrInterurban. And I added the dates to the title. I was going to add Bridge Hunter info, but the server is responding with 500's today.Dennis DeBrulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992361354510209661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577633936396294153.post-67573730754573278942023-03-22T09:20:54.643-05:002023-03-22T09:20:54.643-05:00The iron bridge on the right replaced a covered br...The iron bridge on the right replaced a covered bridge in 1887. The iron bridge on the left was added in 1902 for the new interurban system connecting Bluffton with Fort Wayne. The view is looking north on today's state highway 1. The iron bridge on the right was replaced in 1934 with today's Crosbie Bridge (which has been updated and rebuilt). The worst, deadliest interurban accident in U.S. history occurred 5 miles north of this location in Kingsland, IN. on September 21, 1910 when an over-crowded train car of fairgoers going to the Allen County Fair were struck head-on by another train car killing 42 people. -Rick StablerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com