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TPW - Tippecanoe River Bridge
Photos
Now abandoned former double track railroad bridge
Photo from http://indianatrails.org/JKL.htm
BH Photo #139312
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Tippecanoe River on Former Toledo, Peoria, and Western(nee JK Lines, Tippecanoe RR, Erie Western, Erie Lackawanna, Erie, Chicago and Great Atlantic Railroads) in Monterey
- Location
- Monterey, Pulaski County, Indiana
- Status
- Abandoned
- Future prospects
- Rail line was abandoned in 2004-2005, and line was Railbanked for future reactivation and or use by utilities. Trail groups would like to build greenway to connect area with North Judson and Rochester along former Erie Railroad Right of Way.
- Railroads
- - Erie Railroad (ERIE)
- Toledo, Peoria, & Western Railroad (TPW)
- Design
- Quadrangular lattice through truss
- Also called
- Erie - Tippecanoe River Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.16916, -86.53525 (decimal degrees)
41°10'09" N, 86°32'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/538986/4557639 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Bass Lake
- Inventory number
- BH 42462 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 27, 2010: New photos from James Norwood
- March 25, 2010: New photo from James Norwood
- April 28, 2009: Added by James Norwood
Comments
TPW - Tippecanoe River Bridge
Kayaked the river last week from Monterey to Tippecanoe River State Park - the bridge is pretty impressive from the water, and was curious to learn more - thanks for the info.
Erie Railroad Tippecanoe River bridge
I remember riding the last train out of Monterey and going over this bridge. I also recall the bridge wasn't in that great of shape then either. In fact several planks from the deck were gone and a hole in the bridge. Of course I've heard it had been that way for years, even when the trains still ran on the line.
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I'm so looking forward to the day that the trail will be finished to Monterey, IN and the bridge restored to carry trail traffic across. Long live rails to trails.