Chicago, Indianapolis, & Louisville Railway

Reporting mark: CIL
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AKA Monon

CSX - Clear Creek Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Once part of the great Monon Railroad's route from Louisville to Chicago or Michigan City, the line was downgraded under CSX ownership and eventually abandoned. Harrodsburg Station and water tower was immediately next to bridge. All gone today.
Abandoned CSX bridge. Line removed in 1990's.
Derelict/abandoned

CSX - Hoagland Ditch Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Deck plate girder bridge over Hoagland Ditch on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Milroy Crossing (Carroll County, Indiana)
Probably built so former prominant Delphi citizen Samual Milroy could access his lower fields along Deer Creek from his historic homestead. Recent Indiana 25 construction has removed all trees at this location and once again exposed it's existance.
Bridge over Milroy farm access lane on Formerly CSX Transportation(nee Seaboard, L&N, Monon, Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railroads)
Intact but closed to all traffic. New Hoosier Heartland Highway construction immediately adjacent to old bridge.

CSX - Sugar Creek Bridge (Montgomery County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1893 for the Monon Railroad
Deck girder bridge over Sugar Creek on CSX Transportation north of Crawfordsville
Open to traffic

CSX - Wabash River Bridge (DelphI) (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1949, abandoned in the early 1990's
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River on former CSX Transportation in Delphi
Demolished

CSX - Wabash River Bridge (Lafayette) (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Bridge suffered damage to North end in a derailment in 1924. Part of Monon's route from Michigan City or Chicago to Louisville. Amtrak's Cardinal crosses this three times a week in each direction.
Lattice through truss bridge over Wabash River on CSX Railroad (ex- Family Lines, Louisville and Nashville, Monon Railroad). in Lafayette
Open to traffic

CSX - White River Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Demolished in 1997
Lost Deck girder bridge over White River on former CSX Transportation south of Gosport
Demolished

CSX - Wildcat Creek Trestle (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1893; abandoned in 1992; main span damaged by high water in 2004; removed in 2013
Abandoned Deck girder over Wildcat Creek on former Monon Railroad north of Owasco
Removed

CSX/FT. W&WV Overpass (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1907, interurban line abandoned in 1932, CSX abandoned in the 1990's
Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over former Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction on CSX Transportation in Delphi
Abandoned, but intact

Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (1886) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1886; Replaced 1912
Lost through truss bridge over Ohio River on Monon/Southern/B&O/Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad/Daisy Line and Road
Replaced by a new bridge

MON - Deer Creek High Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890's, abandoned in 1987
Abandoned deck girder bridge over Deer Creek on Delphi Historic Trail/Monon High Bridge Trail
Open to pedestrians only

MON - Hohman Avenue Railroad Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1909 for Monon (Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville) Railroad; abandoned by successor railroad after 1981 and before 1989. Successor railroad CSX Transportation supposedly donated span to city, but city never acted to take deed.
Abandoned Warren through truss with alternating verticals bridge over Grand Calumet River on Monon Railroad (abandoned)
Demolished by Illegal Scrapping

MON - Owensburg Tunnel (Greene County, Indiana)
Built 1877; widened 1894; abandoned 1935
Under State HW 45 on Monon Bedford-Switz City branch
Closed to all traffic

MON - Paoli Viaduct (Orange County, Indiana)
Built 1904, removed in 1982
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Lost River on former Monon Railroad in Paoli
Removed

MON - Paoli Viaduct (1886) (Orange County, Indiana)
Built 1886, replaced in 1904
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Lost River on former Monon Railroad in Paoli
Replaced by a new bridge

MON - Tippecanoe River Bridge (White County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1895, demolished ca. 1986
Lost Deck truss bridge over Tippecanoe River and access roads on former Monon Railroad in Monticello
Lost

MON - Wabash River Bridge (Delphi, Old) (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1897, replaced in 1949
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Monon Railroad in Delphi
Replaced by a new bridge

Monon High Bridge Trail - IN 25 Overpass (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1963
Steel stringer bridge over IN 25 on Delphi Historic Trail/Monon High Bridge Trail
Open to pedestrians

Monon Trail - Central Canal Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Pony plate girder bridge over Central Canal on Monon Trail (former Monon Railroad)
Open to pedestrians

Monon Trail - Fall Creek Bridge (Marion County, Indiana)
Through truss bridge over Fall Creek on Monon Trail (former Monon Railroad) in Indianapolis
Open to pedestrians

Monon Trail - Fall Creek Parkway Overpass (Marion County, Indiana)
Once part of the "Shortest line to Chicago", this line was abandoned in the 1980's by then owner CSX Railroad
Pony plate girder bridge over Fall Creek Parkway on Monon Trail (Former Monon Railroad) in Indianapolis
Open to pedestrians