PRR Drainage Bridge

Shelby County, Indiana

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Abandoned Near Manilla

Not worth the trouble to salvage?

Photo taken by Ed Hollowell in December 2009

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Description

A reminder of the railroad that ran beside Indiana State Road 44 between Shelbyville and Rushville from 1850 till 1976. Today only a few reminders remain of this pioneer road. I guess the girders weren't worth the trouble to drag off.

Facts

Overview: Abandoned steel stringer bridge on Former Pennsylvania Railroad
Location: Shelby County, Indiana
Status: Abandoned
History: Orginal for Rushville & Shelbyville Railroad in 1850, abandoned Conrail; 1976
Railroad: - Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Total length: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.56663, -85.64122 (decimal degrees)
39°33'60" N, 85°38'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/616717/4380540 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Rays Crossing
Inventory number: BH 44669 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

June 17, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
November 22, 2011: Updated by J.P.: corrected County location
March 30, 2010: Added by Ed Hollowell

Sources

Ed Hollowell - erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com
J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com