AQUEDUCT COVERED BRIDGE
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The Aqueduct Covered Bridge is no longer standing … it carried the Wabash & Erie Canal over the St. Mary's River in Allen County and was most likely located in Congressional Township 30 North, Section 2, Range 12 East, one block from the West Street Covered Bridge. Built in 1834 by the Canal Trustees, this Burr Arch Truss structure probably consisted of 2-spans measuring 204 feet in total length with a portal clearance 17 feet 6 inches wide and the capacity for a water depth of 4 feet 6 inches. When the roof blew off in 1872 it was not replaced and the old covered aqueduct was removed when its location was needed for a railroad bridge in 1882; although nearly 50 years old, dynamite had to be employed to remove the structure. The common numerical identifier used to reference the Aqueduct Covered Bridge is 14-02-01. The red star on the small maps above represent the approximate location of this structure. Click on either map to view interactive presentations showing the location of Allen County covered bridges.
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