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Photos

w bank3.JPG

http://www.indianatrails.org/MidlandTrace/w_bank3.JPG

BH Photo #140905

Map

Description

Railroad was abandoned in 1982 and tracks pulled up. ROW bought by Indiana Transportation Museum 1986, who had plans to one day rebuild line. City of Noblesville bought old line in 1991. Approaches have been removed for a long time

Link to Railroad History and Midland Trace Trail info

Written by James Norwood

http://www.indianatrails.org/MidlandTrace/index.html

Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over White River on former Conrail Railroad in Noblesville
Location: Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana
Status: Abandoned, but intact
Future prospects: City of Noblesville in conjunction with the City of Westfield and Midland Trace Trail group are to convert this bridge for pedestrians.
History: Built 1893, abandoned in 1982
Builder: - Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania
Railroads: - Central Indiana Railway (CIRwy)
- Conrail (CR)
- Midland Railway
Design: Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.04078, -86.02479 (decimal degrees)
40°02'27" N, 86°01'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/583194/4432738 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Noblesville
Inventory number: BH 42650 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

September 15, 2014: Photo imported by James Norwood
January 23, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
November 19, 2009: New photos from Joshua Collins
June 3, 2009: Essay added by James Norwood

Sources

James Norwood
Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

CIRwy - White River Bridge