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Pumpkin Vine Railroad Wabash River Bridge
Photo
Close view of the bridge in 1877 atlas drawing
BH Photo #330988
Description
This bridge served the Coal Branch of the CD&V Railroad, also known as the Pumpkin Vine Railroad, which was built in 1872-73 from Bismark, IL to Stringtown, IN. The line between Covington and Bismarck was closed on June 15, 1879, and the tracks were removed in 1880.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad northwest of Covington
- Location
- Fountain County, Indiana
- Status
- Removed
- History
- Built ca. 1873, most likely removed around 1880
- Design
- Lattice through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.16953, -87.43675 (decimal degrees)
40°10'10" N, 87°26'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/462811/4446665 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Covington
- Inventory number
- BH 68240 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- June 30, 2015: Added by Jacob P. Bernard