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THI&E - Cartersburg Bridge

Hendricks County, Indiana

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #241636

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned luten arch bridge over West Fork of White Lick Creek on Old Interurban Railroad
Location
Cartersburg, Hendricks County, Indiana
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1907
Builders
- Daniel B. Luten
- National Concrete Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana
Railroads
- Indiana Railroad (IR)
- Interurban
- Terre Haute, Indianapolis, & Eastern Traction Co. (THI&E)
Design
Luten arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 180.0 ft.
Also called
Interurban Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.69931, -86.45702   (decimal degrees)
39°41'58" N, 86°27'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/546551/4394525 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Plainfield
Inventory number
BH 54015 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,927)
Arch (12,661)
Built 1907 (747)
Built during 1900s (7,647)
Cartersburg, Indiana (1)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,261)
Daniel B. Luten (70)
Deck arch (11,898)
Hendricks County, Indiana (96)
 Indiana (5,098)
Indiana Railroad (10)
Interurban (999)
Luten arch (102)
National Concrete Co. (25)
Railroad (16,460)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,654)
Terre Haute, Indianapolis, & Eastern Traction Co. (16)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,480)

Update Log 

  • January 14, 2022: Updated by Luke: Removed category "Indiana Rail Road (1986)"; Replaced with correct interurban category "Indiana Railroad"
  • October 19, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • October 19, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern", "Railroad", "Indiana Railroad"

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke
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Cartersburg Bridge
Posted October 19, 2012, by J.P. (wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com)

There are post card photos out there if you Google Cartersburg railroad bridge Indiana. Not sure what the copyright on them are.