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Key Facts |
| Bridge Name | Facility Carried / Feature Intersected | Location | Structure Type | Construction Date / Builder or Contractor |
| Ash Road Bridge | Ash Road Over St. Joseph River | Mishawaka and Elkhart: St. Joseph County, Indiana and Elkhart County, Indiana | Concrete Deck Arch, Stationary | 0 By: Unknown |
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Technical Facts |
| Rehabilitation Date | Arch System Length | Total Bridge Length | Roadway Width | Bridge Width | Main Spans | Approach Spans |
| 1995 | 261 Feet (86.6 Meters) | 446 Feet (136 Meters) | 49 Feet (15.2 Meters) | 53 Feet (16.2 Meters) | 3 (84, 87, 90 Feet, South To North) | 1 (Retained Fill Approach At South End) |
This bridge is one of the most visually striking of the concrete bridges in northern Indiana. It was the only bridge in Elkhart County and St. Joseph County to gain the attention of the HAER project. HAER documented the bridge prior to the bridge's rehabilitation which modified some aspects of the bridge, most notably the removal of lamp standards from the railings. The south end of the bridge has an extensive approach system, which consists simply of dirt retained behind a solid concrete wall that is architecturally designed to compliment the arch spans. The engineer for the bridge William S. Moore, was significant, and if you are curious about him or the details of this bridge's history, the HAER data pages include a great deal of historic about this bridge and its engineer.
