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Postcard view of Monon bridge to right and Pittsburg bridge to left

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BH Photo #139316

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Description

Another slow point on the Monon Route, at one time a timber bridge, later through truss, and finally a plate girder bridge removed when rail line was abandoned in early 1990's. Also crossed County Road 900 West on West side near Pittsburg and another long ago abandoned County Road on East side of river.

Facts

Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Wabash River on former CSX Transportation in Delphi
Location: Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana
Status: Demolished
History: Built 1949, abandoned in the early 1990's
Railroads: - CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chicago, Indianapolis, & Louisville Railway (CIL)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
- Monon Railroad (MON)
Design: Deck plate girder
Also called: L&N - Wabash River Bridge (DelphI)
Monon - Wabash River Bridge (DelphI)
L&N - Wabash River Bridge (DelphI)
Monon - Wabash River Bridge (DelphI)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.59448, -86.69826 (decimal degrees)
40°35'40" N, 86°41'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/525531/4493785 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Delphi
Inventory number: BH 42291 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

April 28, 2009: New photo from James Norwood
April 10, 2009: Added by James Norwood

Related Bridges

MON - Wabash River Bridge (Delphi, Old) (Predecessor)

Sources

James Norwood
Carroll County Historical Society webpage - Listing of Monon Wabash Bridges, focusing on timber Narrow gauge, through truss steel with a wreck, and 2 views of the plate girder that last crossed the river at this location. Today all is gone.
Jacob P. Bernard
Photos from Monon.org

CSX - Wabash River Bridge (DelphI)