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IR - Muscatatuck River Bridge

Jackson County, Indiana

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Muscatatuck River on Indiana Rail Road
Location
Jackson County, Indiana
Status
Removed
History
Built 1907; Removed 1941
Railroads
- Indiana Railroad (IR)
- Indianapolis & Louisville Traction Co. (I&L)
- Interurban
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 135.0 ft.
Total length: 525.0 ft.
Also called
I&L - Muscatatuck River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.76982, -85.82348   (decimal degrees)
38°46'11" N, 85°49'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/602207/4291890 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Crothersville
Inventory number
BH 71462 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,880)
Built 1907 (743)
Built during 1900s (7,632)
Indiana (5,097)
Indiana Railroad (10)
Indianapolis & Louisville Traction Co. (2)
Interurban (998)
Jackson County, Indiana (83)
Lost (28,430)
Lost 1941 (58)
 Lost during 1940s (487)
Muscatatuck River (17)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Pratt through truss (6,053)
Pratt truss (10,291)
Railroad (16,455)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,416)
Through truss (16,748)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,059)
Truss (35,420)

Update Log 

  • January 14, 2022: Updated by Luke: Removed category "Indiana Rail Road (1986)"; Replaced with correct interurban category "Indiana Railroad"
  • March 23, 2016: Added by Luke

Sources 

  • Luke

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