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Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River on Norfolk Southern Railway (ex- Conrail, Penn Central, New York Central, Big Four) in Wabash
Location: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Replaced old Alignment East of this bridge. Old NYC yard was on one side and moderate incline to the South with large rock cut forced train crews to fight their way out of the Wabash Valley.
Design: Curve built into bridge design.
Also called: NS Wabash River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.79480, -85.81389 (decimal degrees)
40°47'41" N, 85°48'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/600063/4516654 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Wabash
Inventory number: BH 42656 (Bridgehunter.com ID)