Bridgehunter.com | CSX Frankfort branch US 40 Bridge

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View Looking West From East Of The Bridge, Showing The Roadway Of U.S. 40, And The East Elevation Of The Bridge

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

Map

Description

Part of the former Pennsylvania Railroads Indianapolis and Frankfort(I&F) branch, today this bridge location is used by Amtrak and a small amount of freight trains.

Facts

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over US 40 in Indianapolis
Location: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1917; replaced 2003
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Span length: 66.9 ft.
Total length: 66.9 ft.
Deck width: 48.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.73833, -86.29694 (decimal degrees)
39°44'18" N, 86°17'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/560241/4398951 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Bridgeport
Inventory numbers: INNBI 013840 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16539 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 24,452

Update Log

June 3, 2011: New photo from Jim Grey
September 7, 2010: Updated by James Norwood: added railroad info
January 29, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Status

Sources

Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
HAER IN-88 - Vandalia Railroad Bridge, Spanning U.S. Route 40, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
James Norwood
Jim Grey - mobilene [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments

CSX Railroad Bridge

Posted November 25, 2007, by Andy (jandyb1971 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Bridge replaced by through girder span in 2003

CSX Frankfort branch US 40 Bridge