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Nickel Plate IMC Wildcat Creek Bridge

Howard County, Indiana
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West side October 2005

Photo taken by James Norwood

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Wildcat Creek on Central Railroad of Indianapolis Railroad, soon possibly trail in Kokomo
Location
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana
Status
Intact
Future prospects
Line is up for abandonment, trail groups are trying to pursue this rail line for future greenway.
History
Unknown builder, replaced covered bridge formerly at this location. This bridge survived the great flood of 1913 due to Lake Erie and Western Railroad loading bridge down with loaded coal cars.
Design
Of interest is the North Approach to bridge, as it has street running trackage running through downtown Kokomo. Also at that spot, Kokomo's namesake "Chief Kokomo" of the Miami Indiana tribe was supposedly originally buried where the tracks now cross. He and others were moved to the "Pioneer Cemetery" a few blocks East of here during railroad construction in the mid 1850's. Rail line was originally constructed by the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad to connect Indy with the former Wabash and Erie Canal in Peru. This was one of the first railroad lines in Indiana and is now dormant awaiting approval for abandonment by the Surface Transportation Board by CERA and Railamerica. Trail use is a possibility.
Dimensions
Span length: 115.0 ft.
Total length: 115.0 ft.
Also called
IMC Wildcat Creek bridge, due to line running from Indianapolis to Michigan City for most of it's life, hence IMC initials.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.48448, -86.13243   (decimal degrees)
40°29'04" N, 86°07'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/573529/4481893 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Kokomo West
Inventory number
BH 42182 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Available for reuse (161)
Built 1904 (326)
Built during 1900s (4,243)
Central Railroad of Indianapolis (3)
Have street view (9,883)
Howard County, Indiana (36)
Indiana (3,348)
Kokomo, Indiana (19)
Lake Erie & Western Railroad (5)
New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad (37)
Norfolk & Western Railway (78)
 Norfolk Southern Railway (453)
Owned by railroad (4,036)
Railroad (4,063)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,299)
Through truss (9,202)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,632)
Truss (23,562)
Unknown status (808)
Warren through truss (925)
Warren truss (3,956)
Wildcat Creek (Indiana) (19)

Update Log 

  • April 25, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
  • April 27, 2009: Updated by James Norwood
  • April 7, 2009: New photo from James Norwood
  • April 6, 2009: Updated by James Norwood
  • April 5, 2009: Updated by James Norwood
  • April 4, 2009: New photos from James Norwood
  • April 1, 2009: Added by James Norwood

Sources 

  • James Norwood
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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