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Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad St. Mary's River bridge

Adams County, Indiana
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Photo courtesy of Decatur Daily Democrat

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over St. Mary's River on Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad via lease from CSX Transportation(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad)
Location
Decatur, Adams County, Indiana
Status
Replaced, dismantled and saved for possible reuse.
Future prospects
Now removed, with talk of this truss being moved further South near Berne and Geneva to replace a lost span on another GR&I Railroad bridge over Wabash River. That section has been abandoned for many years and may become part of a trail. Current info as of August 18, 2010
History
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. Formerly used to get from Ft. Wayne to Decatur.
Design
8-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.84873, -84.93575   (decimal degrees)
40°50'55" N, 84°56'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/674008/4524015 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Decatur
Inventory number
BH 45027 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,851)
Adams County, Indiana (15)
Available for reuse (161)
Built 1898 (160)
Built during 1890s (1,560)
CSX Railroad (583)
Decatur, Indiana (2)
In storage (76)
Indiana (3,350)
Owned by railroad (4,120)
 Pennsylvania Railroad (172)
Pin-connected (1,568)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Railroad (4,221)
St. Mary's River (3)
Through truss (9,250)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,156)
Truss (23,609)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "St. Mary's River", "Railroad"
  • December 17, 2011: Updated by J.P.: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • November 27, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: modified information
  • August 18, 2010: Updated by James Norwood: Added replacement news video link, dates, and current status
  • April 24, 2010: Added by James Norwood

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