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LIRC - White River Bridge

Bartholomew County, Indiana

Photos 

Looking west

Photo taken ca. 1930

BH Photo #192821

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Deck girder bridge over East Fork White River on Louisville and Indiana Railroad in Columbus
Location
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1929 for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroads
- Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 880.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.20115, -85.92761   (decimal degrees)
39°12'04" N, 85°55'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/592597/4339646 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Columbus
Inventory number
BH 47843 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bartholomew County, Indiana (73)
Built 1929 (1,014)
Built during 1920s (9,927)
Columbus, Indiana (22)
Deck girder (5,753)
Girder (10,247)
Have street view (26,956)
Indiana (4,923)
Louisville & Indiana Railroad (11)
 Open (39,897)
Owned by railroad (12,432)
Penn Central Railroad (1,350)
Pennsylvania Railroad (885)
Plate girder (7,933)
Railroad (15,438)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,077)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)

Update Log 

  • February 21, 2016: New photo from cory coffey
  • August 1, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • August 23, 2011: New photos from Chris Wanninger
  • January 26, 2011: Added by Jacob P. Bernard

Sources 

  • Jacob P. Bernard
  • Chris Wanninger
  • Cory A Coffey

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