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BO - IN 3 Overpass

Clark County, Indiana

Photo 

Train bridge

Indiana 3 overpass before later expansion.

Charlestown-Clark County Public Library owns these photos

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BH Photo #286835

Map 

Description 

Bridge was built for the B&O Railroad company and during its time was expanded from one span to two after Indiana 3 being expanded to four lanes. Bridge was removed in late 2003.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Indiana 3 on B&O Railroad
Location
Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana
Status
Replaced
History
Replaced 1948
Railroad
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 45.0 ft.
Total length: 90.0 ft.
Also called
BO - IN 3 Underpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.43963, -85.65911   (decimal degrees)
38°26'23" N, 85°39'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/617022/4255446 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Charlestown
Inventory number
BH 61561 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (475)
Beam (15,811)
Charlestown, Indiana (3)
Clark County, Indiana (72)
Indiana (4,934)
Lost (25,016)
Lost 1948 (55)
 Lost during 1940s (407)
Railroad (15,607)
Replaced by new bridge (16,806)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,711)
Steel stringer (6,286)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,598)

Update Log 

  • June 30, 2014: Updated by J.P.: Added category "Baltimore & Ohio Railroad"

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Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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