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BO - Vernon Fork Bridge

Jennings County, Indiana

Photos 

1912 Postcard view

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BH Photo #477556

Map 

Description 

Postcard photo was likely taken from the old Wagon Wheel Bowstring Bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River on Former B&O Railroad
Location
Jennings County, Indiana
Status
Superstructure replaced on the existing substructure.
Railroad
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
Design
Warren deck truss with alternating verticals
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.00933, -85.60992   (decimal degrees)
39°00'34" N, 85°36'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/620356/4318731 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 90115 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (503)
Continuous (2,533)
Continuous truss (186)
Deck truss (1,808)
Indiana (4,990)
Jennings County, Indiana (82)
Lost (26,148)
 Railroad (16,034)
Superstructure replaced (81)
Truss (33,702)
Warren deck truss (615)
Warren deck truss with alternating verticals (63)
Warren truss (6,732)

Update Log 

  • August 4, 2020: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • July 30, 2020: New photo from Tony Dillon

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