Germany Bridge

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]

Germany Bridge
Nearest cityRochester, Indiana
Arealess than one acre
Built1879 (1879)
Built byWrought Iron Bridge Co.
NRHP reference No.80000426[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1978
Removed from NRHPMarch 28, 1980

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

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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