Big Four Railroad

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13th Street Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1950
Timber stringer bridge over abandoned portion of Big Four Railroad on 13th Street in Saint Francisville
Open to traffic

Big Four RR Bridge #5 (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1930
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Tanner Creek and Bonnell Road on Central Railroad Company of Indiana
Open to traffic

Big Four RR Bridge #6 (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1929
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bonnell Road and Tanner Creek on Central Railroad Company of Indiana
Open to traffic

Big Walnut Creek Railroad Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1906 for the Big Four Railroad
Concrete arch bridge over Big Walnut Creek on CSX Transportation northwest of Greencastle
Open to traffic

CR 550 Railroad Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1906 for the Big Four Railroad
Concrete arch bridge over S. CR 550 E. on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

East Vine Street Underpass (Clark County, Illinois)
Built 1906
Concrete girder bridge over East Vine Street on abandoned portion of Big Four Railroad
Closed to traffic

Fairchild Street Conrail Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1905 for the Big Four Railroad
Abandoned Deck girder bridge over Fairchild Street on former Conrail Railroad in Danville
Abandoned, but intact

Falls of the Ohio Railroad Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built in 1867-70 for the Louisville & Nashville and the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad; reconstructed in 1919
Through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to railroad traffic

Huntsville Road Underpass (Madison County, Indiana)
Built in 1910 by Big 4 Railroad
Concrete deck girder bridge over Huntsville Road on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

Kellar Street Railroad Bridge (Jennings County, Indiana)
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Kellar Street on Abandoned Vernon, Greensburg, and Rushville Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Lafountain Avenue railroad viaduct (Wabash County, Indiana)
Railroad is part of the NS Marion Branch running from Elkhart to Anderson, Indiana. Located on start of big climb out of Wabash River valley for Southbound trains. Built on new alignment, as old was just East of this location.
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lafountaine Avenue near Bailey Road and Waterworks Road intersection on Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, New York Central, Big Four Railroads)
Open to traffic

Little Walnut Creek Railroad Bridge (Putnam County, Indiana)
Built 1906 for the Big Four Railroad
Concrete arch bridge over Little Walnut Creek and CR 500W on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

Salt Fork River Big Four Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1905
Concrete arch bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on CSX Transportation southwest of Danville
Open to traffic

St. Francisville Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1906 for Big Four Railroad, converted to single lane road bridge after railroad was abandoned
Timber stringer bridge over Wabash River Overflow on TR 257 (formerly Big Four Railroad)
Open to traffic

St. Francisville Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Built 1906 for Big Four Railroad, converted to single lane road bridge after railroad was abandoned
Timber stringer bridge over Wabash River Overflow on TR 257 (formerly Big Four Railroad)
Open to traffic

Stony Creek Big Four Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1905
Stone arch bridge over Stony Creek on CSX Transportation in Danville
Open to traffic

Tanners Creek Railroad Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1930
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Tanners Creek on Central Railroad Company of Indiana
Open to traffic

Twin Railroad Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1883 for the CCC&I Railroad, replaced in 1906
Lost Deck truss bridge over West Fork White Lick Creek on former Big Four Railroad southeast of Danville
Replaced by new bridge

Vandalia Bridge (Vigo County, Indiana)
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Big Four Railroad in Terre Haute
Replaced by new bridge

Wabash Cannon Ball Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1906 for the Big Four Railroad, abandoned in late 1960's - 70's, years later local farmer bought it and reopened it as a roadway bridge
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on TR 257 northeast of St. Francisville
Open to one-lane traffic, with a tollbooth in St. Francisville

West Fork White Lick Creek Railroad Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1906 for the Big Four Railroad
Concrete arch bridge over West Fork White Lick Creek and Shady Lane on CSX Transportation southeast of Danville
Open to traffic

White Lick Creek Railroad Bridge (Hendricks County, Indiana)
Built 1907 for the Big Four Railroad, rehabilitated in 1998
Concrete arch bridge over White Lick Creek, CR 625 E. and Washington Township Park roadway on CSX Transportation in Avon
Open to traffic

Whitewater River RR Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Part of the Central Railroad of Indiana. Orginially part of the 'Big Four' and later the NYC.
Through truss bridge over Whitewater River
Open to traffic

Williams Creek Railroad Bridge (Fayette County, Indiana)
Built 1917
Pony arch bridge over Williams Creek on Whitewater Valley Railroad
Open to traffic