Bridgehunter.com | CIRwy - Cicero Creek bridge

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cicero bridge.JPG

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

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BH Photo #140909

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Description

Railroad was abandoned in 1982 by Conrail 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.

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 Cicero Creek on former Conrail Railroad in Noblesville
Location: Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana
Status: Abandoned, but intact
History: Built ca. 1890's, abandoned in 1982
Railroads: - Central Indiana Railway (CIRwy)
- Conrail (CR)
- Midland Railway
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design: Main span: Pin-connected Pratt through truss
East approach: Timber stringer
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.04061, -86.03678 (decimal degrees)
40°02'26" N, 86°02'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/582172/4432708 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Noblesville
Inventory number: BH 42651 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 9, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
January 23, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
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
J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments

CIRwy - Cicero Creek bridge

Posted February 22, 2015, by Mona (Kowboy808 [at] gmail [dot] com)

My great-great grandpa Joseph Thompson Jr. Died on that bridge in 1903, hit by a passage train. So the story goes....

Central Indiana Railroad Cicero Creek bridge

Posted May 27, 2012, by Jaden (edwardsjaden [at] ymail [dot] com)

When my Dad and I always drive past this bridge, it always gave me the chills when I was younger.