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Eel River Railroad - Eel River Bridge (North Manchester)

Wabash County, Indiana

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Eel River on Formerly Conrail(nee Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroad and subsidaries, Wabash{via Lease}, Detroit Eel River and Illinois Railroads)
Location
North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana
Status
Removed but not replaced, piers and abutments remain.
History
Once part of a rail line from Logansport to Butler, Indiana. Line has a colorful history, but was abandoned over this bridge in 1977. Bridge spans removed in early 1980's..
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Detroit, Eel River, & Illinois Railroad (DER&I)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 200.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.99489, -85.78329   (decimal degrees)
40°59'42" N, 85°46'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/602336/4538902 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
North Manchester South
Inventory number
BH 52009 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Conrail (1,710)
Deck girder (6,304)
Detroit, Eel River, & Illinois Railroad (2)
Girder (11,170)
Indiana (5,098)
Lost (28,489)
North Manchester, Indiana (4)
Owned privately (1,929)
 Penn Central Railroad (1,538)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1,027)
Plate girder (8,725)
Railroad (16,459)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,478)
Wabash County, Indiana (63)
Wabash Railroad (592)

Update Log 

  • April 9, 2012: Added by James Norwood

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