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Written by James Norwood

Overview: Through truss bridge over Wabash River and local walking trail on Kankakee Beaverville and Southern Railroad(nee Conrail(New York Central, Penn Central) AND Norfolk Southern Railway(Lake Erie and Western, Nickel Plate Road, Norfolk and Western) in La
Location: Lafayette/West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Through Truss 2 Track bridge(currently single track) once shared by the New York Central and Nickel Plate railroads. Reconfiguration of adjacent SR 26 and CSX and NS tracks forced realignment of East approach causing removal of 1 track.
Design: Warren through truss
Also called: Highway 26 railroad bridge
Nickel Plate and New York Central bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.41807, -86.89864 (decimal degrees)
40°25'05" N, 86°53'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/508599/4474165 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Lafayette West
Inventory number: BH 42718 (Bridgehunter.com ID)