Water Street/Darden Road Bridge

Water Street/Darden Road Bridge

Darden Bridge, October 2009
Location Over the St. Joseph River at Darden Rd., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°43′49″N 86°16′7″W / 41.73028°N 86.26861°W / 41.73028; -86.26861Coordinates: 41°43′49″N 86°16′7″W / 41.73028°N 86.26861°W / 41.73028; -86.26861
Area less than one acre
Built 1885 (1885)
Built by Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.; Lane,P.E.
Architectural style Pratt through truss
NRHP Reference # 85000599[1]
Added to NRHP March 21, 1985

Water Street/Darden Road Bridge is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1885 by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, and is a double-span, reinforced concrete bridge. It measures 328 feet long and 20 feet wide. It was originally located at Water Street, and moved to its present location in 1906 on Darden Road, where it crosses the St. Joseph River.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Camille B. Fife (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Water Street/Darden Road Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.
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