George Street Bridge

Welcome to the first stop on our tour! The George Street Bridge, also known as County Bridge # 159 or Aurora Bridge, was built in 1887 by Lomas Forge & Bridge Works of Cincinnati, Ohio, the same company responsible for the construction of East Fork Bridge (just southwest of Dover, IN). The George Street Bridge traverses Hogan Creek and measures 199 feet, 4 inches, long. As for style, the George Street Bridge is best characterized as a Whipple truss bridge. The Whipple truss construction (named after its inventor, Squire Whipple, who patented his idea in 1841) uses diagonal members to work in tension. It is one of the oldest bridges in Indiana, and because of this, it was added to the Nation Register on March 1st, 1984. It has been rehabilitated twice (1989 and 2010), and today is open to two-way traffic.

Source(s): Wikipedia, Historicbridges.org, SHAARD, Bridgehunter.com

Links:

https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=truss/aurora/

https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/guest.html

https://bridgehunter.com/in/dearborn/george-street/