Vandalia Railroad

1905-17
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CSX - Little Wabash River Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Built 1910
Arch bridge over Little Wabash River on Pennsylvania Railroad (Now CSX Transportation)
Open to traffic

CSX - Salt Creek Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Built 1910
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Salt Creek on Vandalia Railroad (Now CSX)
Open to traffic

PRR - Cedar Creek Bridge (De Kalb County, Indiana)
Abandoned since 1956
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Cedar Creek on Pennsylvania Railroad Butler Branch
Abandoned

PRR - Embarras River Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Terre Haute and Peoria Railroad, a Vandalia branch in Illinois, which no longer exists.This bridge is over the Embarras River along Route 133 west of the little town of Oakland. Thanks to Lee Appleton for this find and history.
Abandoned deck truss bridge over Embarras River on Former Pennsylvania Railroad/Penn Central(nee Vandalia, Terre Haute and Peoria Railroad)
Abandoned

PRR - Mackinaw River Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)
Built ?; Sold to Illinois Terminal after their bridge collapsed after a derailment 1977; Removed 1988
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Mackinaw River on Pennsylvania
Removed

Vandalia - Mackinaw River Bridge (Old) (Tazewell County, Illinois)
Built 1872; Replaced 1907
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mackinaw River on Vandalia Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Winamac Southern - CR475 E Overpass (Cass County, Indiana)
Steel stringer bridge over CR475 E on Winamac Southern Railway in Anoka
Open to traffic

Winamac Southern - Minnow Creek Tributary Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Located on small stream immediately West of Country Road 325 East. Rail line formerly double tracked, now single.
Steel stringer bridge over Tributary of Minnow Creek on Winamac Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond, other) in Logansport
Open to traffic

Winamac Southern - South Fork Deer Creek Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Deck girder bridge over South Fork of Deer Creek on Winamac Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond, other) in Galveston
In use

Winamac Southern - Unnamed Stream Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
South side concrete abutment damaged, but still open. Train wreck here many years ago damaged this structure and dumped coal cars. Parts of older metal bridge and concrete could be seen up to3 years ago.
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek South of Lincoln, runs into nearby Deer Creek. on Winamac Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond, other) in Lincoln
Open to traffic

Winamac Southern - Wabash RIver Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Originally owned by Vandalia railroad, part of the Pennsylvania Railroad Lines West. Rail line once part of the Terra Haute Logansport and Eastern Railroad,Logansport Terre Haute and Southwestern, others. Line went to South Bend at one time.
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Winamac Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, Logansport Terre Haute and Southwestern, Etc)
Open to traffic