1949 US-36 Bridge over Wabash river at Montezuma, IN

1852: (Archived Bridge Hunter)

1949: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Darel Maden posted
US 36 at the Wabash River indiana

Jeff Shroyer: This is one of the great through truss bridges in the Midwest USA. 1257’ 6 span 54 panel riveted Parker truss built on US 36 in 1949, at Montezuma, IN. Significantly rehabbed in 2021.

Darel Maden posted again with a similar comment

Note how over half of the bridge goes over a flood plain instead of the channel.

Satellite

 

As noted above, these three spans are just half the spans that are in this bridge. But they could build the other piers on dry land.

Trevor Whited, Apr 2020

After the 2021 paint job.

Street View, May 2023

The westernmost span of the 1852 bridge collapsed in Jan 1941. The bridge was repaired, but it was bypassed in 1949 and removed in 1951. The spans are 200' (61m). [HistoricBridges and BridgeHunter_1852]

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