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MON - Wabash River Bridge (Delphi, Old)

Carroll County, Indiana

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Photo courtesy of Carroll County Historical Museum

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Facts 

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 (8,757)
Built 1897 (290)
Built during 1890s (3,236)
Carroll County, Indiana (103)
Chicago, Indianapolis, & Louisville Railway (21)
Delphi, Indiana (25)
Indiana (5,113)
Lost (29,278)
Lost 1949 (74)
Lost during 1940s (518)
 Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad (2)
Monon Railroad (29)
Pratt through truss (6,145)
Pratt truss (10,427)
Railroad (16,555)
Replaced by new bridge (19,889)
Through truss (17,339)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,006)
Truss (36,113)
Wabash River (133)

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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