C&O Railroad Taylor Ditch bridge

Photos

As seen from adjacent Indiana highway 18

South side

Photo taken by James Norwood

BH Photo #163575

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Taylor Ditch on Kokomo Grain/Winamac Southern Railway/US Rail Corporation(nee CSX, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad aka Chessie System)
Location: Grant County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Replaced between 2014 and 2017
Railroads: - CSX Railroad (CSXT)
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O; CO)
- Chessie System
Design: all wooden with exception of part of supports which use concrete instead of usual pile driven timbers.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 12.5 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.57660, -85.85138 (decimal degrees)
40°34'36" N, 85°51'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/597216/4492391 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Sweetser
Inventory number: BH 44999 (Bridgehunter.com ID)