Pennsylvania/Penn Central Railroad Bridge

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Overview

Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Big Duck Creek on Formerly Penn Central Railroad(nee Pennsylvania Railroad, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, Chicago Great Eastern, New Castle and Richmond, others)

Location

Elwood, Madison County, Indiana

Status

Abandoned

Future prospects

Available for reuse

History

Once part of a heavy duty branch line from Anoka(Logansport) to Cincinatti featuring many passenger trains. Not included in Conrail after PC Bankruptcy, line was abandoned on April 1, 1976.

Design

Deck Plate with Concrete overlay. Very similiar to PRR Deer Creek Bridge in Cass County.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.27812, -85.84269   (decimal degrees)
40°16'41" N, 85°50'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/598386/4459269 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Elwood

Inventory number

BH 46252 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 6, 2012: Updated by Greg: Added category "Penn Central Railroad"
• September 19, 2010: Added by James Norwood

Sources 

• James Norwood
• Marvin Crim - Details on what railroads went through and used this bridge.
• Roger P. Hensley - Also info on what rails used the bridge.

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