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Monon High Bridge Trail - IN 25 Overpass

Carroll County, Indiana

Photos 

Monon SR25 Bridge

Copyright - Paul Brandenburg

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BH Photo #116098

Map 

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)
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)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Beam (15,934)
Built 1963 (237)
Built during 1960s (2,038)
Carroll County, Indiana (99)
Chicago, Indianapolis, & Louisville Railway (21)
Delphi, Indiana (25)
IN 25 (8)
Indiana (4,947)
Monon Railroad (27)
 Open to pedestrians (4,287)
Owned by county (20,946)
Preserved (1,199)
Rail-to-trail (1,572)
Railroad (15,685)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,739)
Steel stringer (6,336)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,234)

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

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