Goshen in Elkhart County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fort Wayne Street Bridge
Photographed By Duane Hall, March 29, 2014
1. Fort Wayne Street Bridge Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the
United States
Department of the Interior
September 15, 2005
Fort Wayne Street
Bridge
c. 1896
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1738.
Location. 41° 35.59′ N, 85° 50.927′ W. Marker is in Goshen, Indiana, in Elkhart County. Marker is on N. Indiana Avenue north of Chicago Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at the southwest corner of bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Goshen IN 46528, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Oakridge Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Millrace Hydraulic Canal - Hawks Electric Company (approx. 0.8 miles away); Elkhart County Courthouse (approx. 0.8 miles away); Elkhart County Honor Roll (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Elkhart County Courthouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Historic Goshen Police Booth (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Old Stone Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); West Goshen Cemetery (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goshen.
Also see . . .
1. Indiana Avenue Bridge
this page online
2. Goshen and its iron bridge were on path of historic 1919 convoy. Article from the April 27, 2014 edition of the Goshen News on the 1919 cross-country military convoy and its passage through Goshen. Includes a historic photo of the bridge. (Submitted on April 27, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)
Photographed By Duane Hall, March 29, 2014
2. Fort Wayne Street Bridge
Marker on left side of bridge
Photographed By Duane Hall, March 29, 2014
3. Fort Wayne Street Bridge
Photographed By Duane Hall, March 29, 2014
4. Elkhart River
Photographed By Duane Hall, March 29, 2014
5. Fort Wayne Street Bridge
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 493 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 30, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
