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MON - Wabash River Bridge (Delphi, Old)

Carroll County, Indiana

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Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Wabash River on former Monon Railroad in Delphi
Location
Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1897, replaced in 1949
Railroads
- Chicago, Indianapolis, & Louisville Railway (CIL)
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad (LNA&C)
- Monon Railroad (MON)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,200.0 ft.
Also called
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago - Wabash River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.59499, -86.69980   (decimal degrees)
40°35'42" N, 86°41'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/525401/4493842 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Delphi
Inventory number
BH 53271 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,562)
Built 1897 (266)
Built during 1890s (2,982)
Carroll County, Indiana (99)
Chicago, Indianapolis, & Louisville Railway (21)
Delphi, Indiana (25)
Indiana (4,918)
Lost (24,723)
Lost 1949 (53)
Lost during 1940s (397)
 Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad (2)
Monon Railroad (26)
Pratt through truss (5,388)
Pratt truss (9,295)
Railroad (15,411)
Replaced by new bridge (16,571)
Through truss (15,056)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)
Truss (32,776)
Wabash River (101)

Update Log 

  • August 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Chicago, Indianapolis, & Louisville Railway", "Railroad"
  • August 27, 2012: Added by Jacob P. Bernard

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