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South side

Photo taken by James Norwood

BH Photo #178150

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over State Road 17 on Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad via lease of CSX Transportation line(nee Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Norfolk Southern Railway)
Location: Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1902, formerly two tracks, currently only one side used. Line once hosted the famous PRR "Broadway Limited" passenger train, but after being downgraded and sold, then leased, today it only see's a minute amount of trains compared to it's heyday
Railroads: - Chicago, Ft. Wayne, & Eastern Railroad (CFE)
- Conrail (CR)
- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design: Pony/through plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 48.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.33860, -86.31042 (decimal degrees)
41°20'19" N, 86°18'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/557697/4576575 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Plymouth
Inventory numbers: INNBI 004510 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 46247 (Bridgehunter.com ID)