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Monon SR25 Bridge

Copyright - Paul Brandenburg

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Description

Once carried the famed "Hoosier" and "Tippecanoe" Passenger trains of the Monon Railroad. Was built when a new alignment of State Road 25 was constructed. Old Highway went further West to another underpass of the Monon closer to Delphi.

Facts

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over IN 25 on Delphi Historic Trail/Monon High Bridge Trail
Location: Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1963
Railroads: - Chicago, Indianapolis, & Louisville Railway (CIL)
- Monon Railroad (MON)
- Rail-to-trail
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 48.9 ft.
Also called: Monon - IN 25 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.59456, -86.65671 (decimal degrees)
40°35'40" N, 86°39'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/529047/4493807 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Delphi
Average daily traffic (as of 1994): 7,000
Inventory numbers: INNBI 006440 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 36771 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 1998): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
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Update Log

May 29, 2010: New photo from Anthony Dillon
April 10, 2009: Updated by James Norwood
June 29, 2008: Added by Paul Brandenburg

Sources

Paul Brandenburg - indianabridges [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
James Norwood
Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

Monon High Bridge Trail - IN 25 Overpass