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Quarry Branch Bridge

Monroe County, Indiana
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View looking East from adjacent South Victor Pike Road

by Eric T. Black via Google Earth

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Overview
Abandoned Timber stringer bridge over unnamed branch of Clear Creek and driveway on former Illinois Central Railroad
Location
Monroe County, Indiana
Status
Abandoned, but intact
Future prospects
Could connect with Bloomington Rail Trails that run over another portion of this former branch line further North to connect with Quarry site in the future.
History
Built 1906, rebuilt in 1942
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Total length: 645.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.06325, -86.57869   (decimal degrees)
39°03'48" N, 86°34'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/536449/4323880 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
578 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Clear Creek
Inventory number
BH 45702 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (1,366)
Available for reuse (161)
Beam (6,034)
Built 1906 (360)
Built during 1900s (4,243)
Illinois Central Railroad (211)
 Indiana (3,348)
Monroe County, Indiana (39)
Tall Bridges (69)
Timber stringer (1,854)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,803)

Update Log 

  • March 4, 2012: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
  • March 3, 2012: New photos from Jacob P. Bernard
  • January 9, 2012: New photo from Nick
  • July 25, 2010: Added by James Norwood

Sources 

  • James Norwood
  • Nick
  • Jacob P. Bernard - jacob_bernard [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Quarry Branch Bridge
Posted May 8, 2012, by Anonymous

My family has owned property behind this for 50+ years. I live there now and remember seeing the train cross as a kid.

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Quarry Branch Bridge
Posted March 4, 2012, by Anonymous

Amazing wooden bridge. Would like to see that one in person.