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IN - Hiram Sweet Ditch Bridge

Steuben County, Indiana

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Description 

For pictures and descriptions go to http://indianarailroads.org/board/index.php?topic=15600.msg1...

Facts 

Overview
Concrete deck girder bridge over Hiram Sweet Ditch on Indiana Northeastern Railroad
Location
Steuben County, Indiana
Status
Replaced with culverts and fill
History
Built 1916; Replaced 2014
Railroads
- Indiana Northeastern Railroad (IN)
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design
Concrete deck girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 30.0 ft.
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Also called
Wabash - Hamilton Bridge
N&W - Hamilton Bridge
Wabash - Bridge 1393
IN - Hamilton Bridge
Wabash - Hiram Sweet Ditch Bridge
N&W - Hiram Sweet Ditch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.53081, -84.90335   (decimal degrees)
41°31'51" N, 84°54'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/674913/4599806 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hamilton
Inventory number
BH 62656 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1916 (727)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Concrete girder (1,074)
Deck girder (6,303)
Girder (11,169)
Indiana (5,097)
Indiana Northeastern Railroad (7)
Lost (28,431)
Lost 2014 (392)
 Lost during 2010s (3,599)
Norfolk & Western Railway (636)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Railroad (16,455)
Replaced by new bridge (19,336)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,218)
Steuben County, Indiana (11)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,183)
Wabash Railroad (592)

Update Log 

  • August 26, 2014: Updated by Ed Hollowell: Date built and name
  • August 24, 2014: Added by Ed Hollowell

Sources 

  • Ed Hollowell - erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com
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IN - Hiram Sweet Ditch Bridge
Posted December 4, 2014, by James Holzmeier (wabashry [at] gmail [dot] com)

Very informative link that is provided here. Great discussion! Thanks for linking to it!