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2nd Street Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania, PCC&L aka Panhandle Railroads) on 2nd Street
Location: Upland, Grant County, Indiana
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1940 to cross over this formerly double tracked railroad. Unknown when closed to auto traffic.
Design: Single lane roadway, with "sidewalk" on West side.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 30.8 ft.
Total length: 122.7 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Also called: Bridge [145-20]
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.47386, -85.49680 (decimal degrees)
40°28'26" N, 85°29'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/627424/4481437 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation: 932 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map: Hartford City West
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2700182 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 44741 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2007): Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 250