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CSX - IN124 Overpass

Miami County, Indiana

Photos 

Map of Location

Photo taken by James Norwood

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BH Photo #136985

Map 

Description 

Another bottleneck to get past, you had to make sharp turns to pass under the bridge as SR 124 switched from one side to the other of track. Deck and girders removed but Concrete abutments remain. Area completely bypassed by new SR 124 alignment. Very Low clearance for road traffic with tight turns to pass under. Once beautiful concrete supports on either side of roadway beside abutments, now eyesore abandoned to North of current highway alignment.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck girder bridge over State Road 124 on former CSX Railroad in Peru
Location
Peru, Miami County, Indiana
Status
Removed
History
Removed ca. 1990's
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O; CO)
- Chessie System (B&O/C&O/WM)
Design
Concrete deck girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.75324, -86.03885   (decimal degrees)
40°45'12" N, 86°02'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/581135/4511809 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Peru
Inventory number
BH 42316 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

CSX Railroad (1,770)
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (217)
Chessie System (108)
Concrete girder (1,078)
Deck girder (6,335)
Girder (11,222)
 Indiana (5,110)
Lost (29,057)
Miami County, Indiana (78)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
Peru, Indiana (14)
Railroad (16,518)

Update Log 

  • April 13, 2009: New photos from James Norwood
  • April 11, 2009: Added by James Norwood

Sources 

  • James Norwood
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CSX - IN124 Overpass
Posted October 21, 2019, by Jen Savage (reoracer [at] gmail [dot] com)

I remember some very brave school bus drivers maneuvering under this thing... It was narrow and short and had very tight turns on both ends. I know I have some photos of the underpass when it was still intact somewhere.