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LN - Maunie Swing Bridge (1915)

White County, Illinois, and Posey County, Indiana

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Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2018

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BH Photo #428987

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Location
White County, Illinois, and Posey County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1915; replaced 1926
Railroad
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
Design
Pratt through truss swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.01873, -88.01994   (decimal degrees)
38°01'07" N, 88°01'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/410473/4208383 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 81595 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1915 (1,237)
Built during 1910s (9,728)
Illinois (4,759)
Indiana (4,963)
Lost (25,548)
Lost 1926 (56)
Lost during 1920s (507)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad (287)
Movable (3,023)
Posey County, Indiana (72)
 Pratt through truss (5,497)
Pratt truss (9,452)
Railroad (15,801)
Replaced by new bridge (17,233)
State line crossing (863)
Swing (1,487)
Through truss (15,365)
Truss (33,276)
Wabash River (103)
White County, Illinois (69)

Update Log 

  • January 3, 2019: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • December 29, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • October 9, 2018: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • May 31, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • May 15, 2018: Added by Douglas Butler

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L&N - Maunie Swing Bridge (Old)
Posted December 29, 2018, by Douglas Butler

Melissa,

That's a perfect picture I like it myself especially I've my tech sketch with it

L&N - Maunie Swing Bridge (Old)
Posted December 29, 2018, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Doug, I love this photo. Thank you for adding it.