Nickel Plate Road Prairie Ditch bridge

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East side June 2009

You can see where someone has added planking(plywood)across whats left. ATV tracks were everywhere back here and I imagine that is what the makeshift fix on this unsafe bridge is for.

Photo taken by James Norwood

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Facts 

Overview

Lost Timber stringer bridge over Prairie Ditch on Nickel Plate Trail(former Lake Erie and Western, Nickel Plate Road, Norfolk & Western, Norfolk Southern Railway, Central Railroad of Indy, Indiana Hi-Rail Railroads) in Peru

Location

Peru, Miami County, Indiana

Status

Destroyed by fire

Future prospects

Former railroad line is being converted to new "Nickel Plate Trail", part of the Indiana Trails Fund, between Rochester and Cassville(just North of Kokomo), Indiana.

History

This wooden bridge carried the former IMC division of NKP Railroad from Peru to Michigan City and was the start of a large grade in Northern Miami County. Arsonist burned the bridge in the 1990's and it was quickly abandoned. Charred pieces remain.

Design

Wood pilings supported this typical small railroad bridge. Single track setup. Severely burned and unsafe to cross after arsonist attempted to destroy entire structure.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.77136, -86.06893   (decimal degrees)
40°46'17" N, 86°04'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/578574/4513793 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Peru

Inventory number

BH 42646 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• June 8, 2009: New photos from James Norwood
• June 2, 2009: Added by James Norwood

Sources 

• James Norwood

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