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Haw Creek Railroad Bridge

Bartholomew County, Indiana
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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Haw Creek on former Pennsylvania Railroad in Columbus
Location
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built ca. 1880's, replaced in 2006
Design
Pin-connected Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 185.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.19865, -85.91304   (decimal degrees)
39°11'55" N, 85°54'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/593858/4339383 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Columbus
Inventory number
BH 41925 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bartholomew County, Indiana (49)
Columbus, Indiana (18)
Indiana (3,348)
Lost (10,361)
Pennsylvania Railroad (167)
Pin-connected (1,519)
Railroad (4,070)
 Replaced by new bridge (7,135)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)
Truss (23,568)
Whipple truss (154)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Pin-connected", "railroad"
  • February 14, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added GPS coordinates
  • March 29, 2009: Added by Anthony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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