CSX - Eel River Bridge

Photos 

Probably Westbound Funits

Today only piers and abutments remain.

C&O Railroad Historical Society

View this photo at cohs.org

BH Photo #249596

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Eel River on former CSX Transportation (nee Chesepeake and Ohio Railroad) in Hoover

Location

Hoover, Cass County, Indiana

Status

Removed

History

This was once part of the Chesepeake and Ohio of Indiana Railroad's line from Chicago to Cincinnati. Supposedly one of the most photographed bridges along the C&O route, but I haven't found any evidence to support that claim.

Railroads

- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O; CO)
- Winamac Southern Railway (WSRY)

Design

Deck plate girder

Also called

C&O - Eel River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.80732, -86.19189   (decimal degrees)
40°48'26" N, 86°11'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/568161/4517682 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Twelve Mile

Inventory number

BH 42311 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 1, 2013: Photo imported by James Norwood
• December 31, 2010: Updated by Mark Frazier: Fixed typo in builder name
• April 13, 2009: New photo from James Norwood
• April 11, 2009: Updated by James Norwood
• April 10, 2009: Added by James Norwood

Sources 

• James Norwood
• Mark Frazier - mfrazier404 [at] gmail [dot] com
• C&O train crossing bridge from C&O Historical Society

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