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Pennsylvania Railroad bridge near CR 1100 South and Lincoln

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East side view from Lincoln Pike Road. US 35 on other side of tracks.

Photo taken by James Norwood in April 2003

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek South of Lincoln, runs into nearby Deer Creek. on Winamac Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania RR, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond, other) in Lincoln
Location
Lincoln, Cass County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
South side concrete abutment damaged, but still open. Train wreck here many years ago damaged this structure and dumped coal cars. Parts of older metal bridge and concrete could be seen up to3 years ago.
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.60829, -86.20609   (decimal degrees)
40°36'30" N, 86°12'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/567163/4495577 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Galveston
Inventory number
BH 42333 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cass County, Indiana (77)
Deck girder (1,800)
Girder (3,236)
Indiana (3,348)
Lincoln, Indiana (3)
Open (28,309)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Plate girder (2,250)

Update Log 

  • April 18, 2009: New photo from James Norwood
  • April 13, 2009: Added by James Norwood

Sources 

  • James Norwood