“Indianapolis is a city of beautiful bridges,” the Indianapolis Star declared in 1922, proudly claiming that the 30 bridges spanning Fall Creek and the White River topped even the bridges of Paris for their overall beauty. And among these bridges, one stood out for its artistic design: the Emrichsville Bridge on West 16th Street.

Named after a long-lost village that the city annexed in 1898, the Emrichsville Bridge was one of four bridges constructed over the White River between 1905 and 1907 to replace existing spans that had been damaged beyond repair by flooding and ice. Although the other bridges were more utilitarian in design, the Emrichsville Bridge served as the gateway to Riverside Park and was designed to be both majestic and imposing. Its 25-foot roadway was made intentionally

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