Wabash River

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Americus Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built in 1893 by Lafayette Bridge Company; replaced in 1983
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River on Grant Road
Replaced by new bridge

Attica Railroad Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Original bridge at this location built 1880; replaced by new bridge at an unknown date
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Norfolk Southern Railway at Attica
Replaced by new bridge

B&O - Montezuma Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Truss span built ca.1890's, girder spans built ca. 1920's
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Montezuma
Renovated to accommodate pedestrian trail in 2018.

B&O - Wabash River Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Destroyed by flooding in 1913 and replaced
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Baltimore & Ohio
Destroyed by flooding

Belden Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Concrete arch bridge over Wabash River on CR 100 North
Open to traffic

Broadway Street Iron Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on S. Broadway (IN19) in Peru
Replaced by new bridge

Burrville Road Bridge (Mercer County, Ohio)
Built 1912 by the Brookville Bridge Co., replaced 1997
Pony truss bridge over Wabash River on Burrville Road (TR 33)
Replaced by a new bridge

Business US31 Wabash River Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1988. Rehabilitated 2019. Former US 31, also know as the Blue Star Highway with plaque at Southwest corner at road intersection
Three-span through truss bridge over Wabash River on Business US 31 at Peru
Open to traffic

Carroll Street Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1889 by the Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works; rehabilitated 1982
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Wabash River on Smith Street in Wabash
No longer exists

Carrollton Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1927
Six-span concrete arch bridge over Wabash River on Carrollton Road
Open to traffic -Rehabilitation completed in 2007

CB&C - Wabash River Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Part of a grand plan to connect Chicago to Cincy, abet late, that suffered financial problems it's entire existance. Bridge scene of collapse and derailment involving one fatality.
Lost Deck girder bridge over Wabash River on Formerly Cincinnati Bluffton and Chicago Railroad
Removed

Cicott Street Wabash River Bridge (Old) (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1913 to replace through truss bridge lost in Great Flood of 1913; rehabilitated 1969; replaced 1994
Lost six-span concrete arch bridge over Wabash River on former IN 25
Replaced by new bridge

Conrail - Wabash River Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1923 for the Peoria and Eastern Railroad
Abandoned Deck girder bridge over Wabash River on former Peoria and Eastern Railroad at Covington
Abandoned, but intact

Country Club Suspension bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built to connect the Logansport Country Club with the Ft. Wayne and Wabash Valley Interurban line, perhaps Wabash Railroad as well
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Wabash River on Walkway bridge for Golfing club
Destroyed by flood

Cover Covered Bridge 14-90-01x (Wells County, Indiana)
Named for nearby family, lost by Arson in late May 1966. 300 West bridge is nearby to the East, and probably why bridge was not replaced.
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Former County Road at or about 325 West
Destroyed by fire on May 28, 1966

Covington US 136 Bridge (Warren County, Indiana)
Built 1916 to replace an earlier covered bridge, replaced in 1978
Lost through truss bridge over Wabash River on US 136 at Covington
Replaced by new bridge

Crawford Street Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1892, partially collapsed and repaired in 1941, bypassed in 1949, removed in 1951.
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Crawford Street at Montezuma
Replaced by a new bridge

Crawfordsville & Wabash - Wabash River Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1852(?), approach collapsed in 1890, replaced in 1897
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Monon Railroad in Delphi
Replaced by a new bridge

Crosbie Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1941 and 2006
Concrete arch bridge over Wabash River on IN 1 in Bluffton
Open to traffic

CSX - Northern Route Bridge (Vigo County, Indiana)
Built around 1900 for NYC railroad, now carries CSX Transportation and Conrail Shared Assets traffic
Warren through truss bridge over Wabash River on CSX Transportation
Open to traffic

CSX - Vincennes Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on old former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The span nearest Vincennes was originally a swing span.
Open to traffic

CSX - Wabash River Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Removed 1990's
Lost Deck girder bridge over Wabash River on abandoned CSX Railroad in Peru
Lost

CSX - Wabash River Bridge (Clinton) (Vermillion County, Indiana)
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on CSX Transportation in Clinton
Open to traffic

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

Davis Ferry Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built 1912
Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Davis Ferry Road in Lafayette
Open to pedestrians only

Elm Street Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)
Built in 1899. One span collapsed in 1961. Replaced in 1965
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Elm Street in Clinton
Replaced by new bridge in 1965

EVWR - Maunie Swing Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Built 1926
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Evansville Western Railroad southeast of Maunie
Open to traffic

First Vincennes Highway Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Replaced by the Lincoln Memorial Bridge
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wabash River on Main Street
Replaced by new bridge

FtW&WV - Twin Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Ft. Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction in Bluffton
Lost

Georgetown Bridge Wabash River (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1912; replaced 1987. Former bridge built to replace earlier 1883 covered bridge
Lost concrete arch bridge over Wabash River on CR 675 West in Georgetown
Replaced by new bridge

GR&I - Wabash River Bridge (Adams County, Indiana)
Part of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad "Fishing Line" from Cincinatti to Northern Michigan in conjunction with the Pere Marquette Railroad, later part of the Pennsylvania Railroad empire.
Abandoned through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Penn Central (ex- Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad) Not included in Conrail system after Penn Central failure. in Ceylon, between Geneva and Berne.
Abandoned, South span removed, North one remains. Original South span damaged in derailment and replaced. After abandonment, newer South span removed and reused in unknown location.

Granville Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built in 1908 by the Lafayette Engineering Company; replaced in 1988
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on CR 700W (old alignment)
Replaced by new bridge

Hutsonville Bridge (Crawford County, Illinois)
Built 1939; replaced 1988
Lost self-anchored suspension bridge over Wabash River on IN 154 at Hutsonville
Replaced by modern bridge

I-64 Wabash River Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1967
Stringer bridge over Wabash River on I-64 south of Grayville
Open to traffic

IB&W - Wabash River Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Built 1869, replaced in 1923
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway at Covington
Replaced by new bridge

IC - Grayville Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Built 1892, rehabilitated in 1972, abandoned in 1996, partially destroyed by flooding in 2005
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Illinois Central Railroad south of Grayville
Partially destroyed by flood

Illinois Central - Wabash River Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Replaced 1910
Lost swing bridge over Wabash River on Illinois Central RR
No longer exists

Independence-Riverside Bridge (Warren County, Indiana)
Built 1905, rehabilitated in 1971, replaced in 1993
Lost through truss bridge over Wabash River on Riverside Road
Replaced by new bridge

INRD - Wabash River Bridge (Vigo County, Indiana)
Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Indiana Rail Road
Open to traffic

INRD - Wabash River Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Built 1910, Through Truss center Swing built for another bridge in Kentucky in 1890, later moved & fabricated to fit this bridge, later Swing span replaced with plate girder with center wheel left in place in 1965
Through truss bridge over Wabash River and two county roads on Indiana Rail Road (former Illinois Central Railroad)
Open to traffic

Jay City Bridge (Jay County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1950
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on CR 700 East
Open to traffic

Jewettsport Ford Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1989
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on IN 225
Open to traffic

L&N - Maunie Swing Bridge (Old) (White County, Illinois)
Built 1915; replaced 1926
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Lewisburg Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1913 by the National Concrete Co., closed 1986, north span collapsed 2005, fully rehabilitated and reopened 2008
Five-span concrete arch bridge over Wabash River on CR 825 East
Open to traffic

Lockport Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1938
Concrete bridge over Wabash River on CR 250 West
Open to traffic

Logansport 3rd St. Wabash River Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Originally crossed by wooden bridges, and later Iron through truss. At one time Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company had a track across the East side of Iron truss bridge until it's abandonment. Later a Concrete Arch bridge was here.
Lost Bridge over Wabash River on 3rd St on North side of Biddle Island
Replaced by new bridge

Main Street Bridge (Warren County, Indiana)
Built 1886, replaced in 1924
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Main Street at Attica
Replaced by a new bridge with spans being relocated to various locations in Fountain County.

Main Street Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built 1890, Additional trusses for the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Co. added in 1895.; Lost 1913
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River on Main Street and Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Co.
Heavily damaged by the 1913 flood and replaced later that year

Memorial Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Finished October 15, 1932 for $258,981.34; rehabilitated 1992
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Wabash River on Business US 50 at Vincennes
Open to traffic

Menchhofer Road Bridge (Mercer County, Ohio)
Built 1900
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Menchhofer Road (TR 86)
replaced by a new bridge

Merom Bluff Ferry (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Lost Ferry across Wabash River
No longer exists

Monon - 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

Montezuma Bridge (Parke County, Indiana)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1987
Six-span through truss bridge over Wabash River on US 36 at Montezuma
Open to two-lane traffic

Mount Carmel Bridge (Wabash County, Illinois)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1987; Replaced 2011
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Wabash River on IL 15/IN 64 in Mount Carmel
Demolished and replaced with a slab of concrete.

New Corydon Bridge (Jay County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1887 by H.P. Hepburn
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River on CR 750E
Replaced by new bridge

New Harmony Bridge (Posey County, Indiana)
Built 1930, Ownership transferred to White County Bridge Commision in 1941.
Four-span through truss toll bridge over Wabash River on IL 14 at New Harmony, Indiana
Closed to traffic May 21, 2012

Nickel Plate Trail - Wabash River Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
one of the oldest rail lines in Indiana, this bridge was built by Nickel Plate Road(later Norfolk & Western, Norfolk Southern). Last used by Central Railroad of Indy, Now Railbanked and property of Indiana Trails Fund
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on abandoned Norfolk Southern Railway, soon Nickel Plate Trail in Peru
Open to pedestrians on Nickle Plate Trail

NS - Biddles Island Bridge (N) (Cass County, Indiana)
Unknown when it was built, but probably during the Wabash Railroad days. This bridge crosses the main channel of the Wabash River. The famed
Bridge over Wabash River Main Channel on Norfolk Southern Railroad(N&W, Wabash Railroads) in Logansport
Open to traffic

NS - Biddles Island Bridge (S) (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1882; Replaced 1998
Lost through truss bridge over Wabash River fork on Norfolk Southern Railway (Norfolk and Western, Wabash Railroads) in Logansport
Replaced

NS - Wabash River Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Built 1903
Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River on Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Norfolk and Western, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western)
Open to traffic

NS - Wabash River Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1907
Deck girder bridge over Wabash River on Norfolk Southern Railway in Wabash
Open to traffic

NS - Wabash River Bridge (Gibson County, Indiana)
Built 1910 by Hollerbach & May Company, The swing span in now stationary.
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on The Former New York Central Railroad
Open to traffic

NS - Wabash River Bridge (Mt Carmel) (Wabash County, Illinois)
still in use
Warren through truss bridge over Wabash River on Norfolk Southern Railway (formerly Wabash Railroad) in Mount Carmel
Open to traffic

NYC - Wabash River Bridge (Mercer County, Ohio)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River on New York Central Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

O&M - Wabash River Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Replaced 1897
Lost Post through truss bridge over Wabash River on Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Old SR 303 Wabash River Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1930
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on CR 300 West
Deck is repaired and bridge has been repainted

Old Wagon Bridge (Vigo County, Indiana)
Built 1865, replaced in 1905
Lost covered bridge over Wabash River on Old National Road in Terre Haute
Replaced by new bridge

Paul Dresser Bridge (Warren County, Indiana)
Built 1922, replaced in 1982
Lost concrete arch bridge over Wabash River on US 41 at Attica
Replaced by new bridge

Pittsburg Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1868, bypassed in 1935, demolished 1948
Lost 4 span bowstring through truss bridge over Wabash River on former County Road 310 North in Pittsburg
Replaced by a new bridge

Price Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Built ca.1900; replaced in 1987
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on CR 100W
Replaced by new bridge

PRR - Wabash River Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built 1861
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Pennylvania Railroad at Logansport
Lost

Rangeline Road Bridge (Huntington County, Indiana)
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1987 and 2015.
Two-span Camelback through truss bridge over Wabash River on CR 475 West
Open to traffic

Red Skelton Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Built 1963
Steel stringer bridge over Wabash River on US 50 in Vincennes
Open to traffic

Salamonie Road Bridge (Huntington County, Indiana)
Built 1885 by the Smith Bridge Co.; replaced 1993
Lost Whipple truss over Wabash River on CR 200 W (Salamonie Road)
Replaced by modern bridge

Shawnee Bridge (Warren County, Indiana)
Built 1905, rehabilitated in 1980
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on CR 100 East
Open with 10' height restriction

Silverwood Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)
Built 1906; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 1994
Lost through truss bridge over Wabash River on IN 234
Replaced by new bridge

St. Francisville Bridge (Knox County, Indiana)
Built 1906 for Big Four Railroad, converted to single lane road bridge after railroad was abandoned; replaced 2014
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Wabash River Overflow on TR 257 (formerly Big Four Railroad)
Replaced by a new bridge

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

State Line Road Through Truss Bridge (Jay County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1890; replaced 1996
Lost through truss bridge over Wabash River on State Line Road.
Replaced by new bridge

Terre Haute and Southwestern Railroad Bridge (Sullivan County, Indiana)
Piers built
Unfinished bridge over Wabash River on Terre Haute and Southwestern Railroad
Never finished

Township Line Road Bridge (Mercer County, Ohio)
Built 1950
Pony truss bridge over Wabash River on Township Line Road (CR 47)
Open to traffic

TPW - Wabash River Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Once part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Busy Columbus main line, as well as carrying Richmond Branch trains, this formerly double tracked bridge replaced an earlier single track through truss bridge that was East of current bridge.
Deck truss bridge over Wabash River on Toledo, Peoria, Western Railroad (formerly Winamac Southern, Conrail, Penn Central, and Pennsylvania Railroads. in Logansport
Open to traffic

TStL&W - Wabash River Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Nickel Plate Road near Lodi
Removed

Twin Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1884, replaced in 1934
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on Main Street in Bluffton
Replaced by new bridge

US 40 Wabash River Bridge (Vigo County, Indiana)
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1973; replaced in 1992
Lost Deck truss bridge over Wabash River on US 40 in Terre Haute
Replaced by two new bridges

US 52 Sagamore Parkway Eastbound Wabash River Bridge (Tippecanoe County, Indiana)
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1984
Deck truss bridge over Wabash River and State Road 43 on Eastbound US 52 in Lafayette
Replaced by a new bridge

US421 Wabash River Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Built 1934-35, replaced in 1996
Lost concrete arch bridge over Wabash River on US 421
Replaced by new bridge

UTC - Wabash River Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1905; Removed in the 1930s
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Formerly Indiana Railroad Traction(nee Indiana Union Traction)
Removed

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

Vera Cruz Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Built in 1887 by Indiana Bridge Co., bypassed by a new bridge in 1984
Whipple through truss bridge over Wabash River on a bypassed section of SR 301
Closed to all traffic

Wabash - Wabash River Bridge (Andrews) (Huntington County, Indiana)
Pony Plate girder bridge over Wabash River on Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Norfolk and Western Railway, Wabash Railroad) in Andrews
Open to traffic

Wabash Cannon Ball Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1906 for the Big Four Railroad, later New York Central RR, abandoned in 1965. In 1968 a 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

Wabash Memorial Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Built 1956
Steel arch bridge over Wabash River connecting IN 62 and IL 141 between the towns of Mt. Vernon, IN and New Haven, IL.
Open to traffic

Wabash River IN 163 Bridge (Vermillion County, Indiana)
Built 1963; rehabilitated 1982
Steel stringer bridge over Wabash River on IN 163
Open to traffic

Wabash River IN 218 Bridge (Adams County, Indiana)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1986
Four-span arch bridge over Wabash River on IN 218
Open to traffic

Wabash River-Huntington Street Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1995
Concrete arch bridge over Wabash River on Huntington Street in Wabash
Open to traffic

Wayne Street Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Replaced 1974
Lost Luten arch bridge over Wabash River on Wayne Street
Replaced by new bridge

WBCR - Wabash River Bridge (Wells County, Indiana)
Once part of the "Cloverleaf" division of the Nickel Plate Road between St. Louis and Toledo. Today a short line rarely uses it to access a business in Craigville at the current end of the line.
Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River on Wabash Central Railroad(nee Norfolk Southern Railway, N&W, Nickel Plate Road, Toledo St. Louis and Western)
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

Zimmerman Bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Single lane, replaced an earlier bridge lost in the great flood of 1913. Unknown why the county has allowed this bridge to remain. Ashpalt on top, with extreme vegetation growth and hole forming through deck on South side.
Four-span concrete arch bridge over Wabash River on CR 600 East
Closed to all traffic