30th Street Bridge

This bridge replaced a much narrower bridge after two 1904 floods washed away most of the old and unstable bridges spanning the White River, leading to the formation of a Bridge and Stream Improvement Commission to build more durable and beautiful bridges. Completed in 1907 for less than $200,000, the bridge retains much of its

Built in 1907-1908 and designed by H. W. Klausmann, it opened in October 1908 at a cost of $180,000. The stone and concrete bridge was in the Beaux-Arts style with a limestone cladding. It had a Melan concrete arch structure with three spans, 35 ornamental lamp posts, and was 500 feet long and 73 feet wide. It included a cement observation platform to view water carnivals upon the river and grand staircases leading down to the river at either bank. It was last rehabilitated in 1979.

The bridge is in the queue to have needed rehabilitation!

This is the last stop on our tour!

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