Madison Railroad - Pike Street Overpass

Photos 

Photo taken by J.P. in November 2009

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BH Photo #148471

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Stone arch bridge over Pike Street on Madison Railroad

Location

Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1837; Oldest known bridge of any type in the state of Indiana

Railroads

- Madison & Indianapolis Railroad
- Madison Railroad (CMPA; MRR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Design

Stone Arch--segmental

Dimensions

Total length: 95.0 ft.
Deck width: 26.0 ft.

Also called

Vernon Overpass
Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.98645, -85.60913   (decimal degrees)
38°59'11" N, 85°36'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/620463/4316193 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Vernon

Inventory number

BH 43579 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 11, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
• January 22, 2017: New photos from John Key
• June 30, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Madison Railroad", "Railroad"
• April 15, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
• March 23, 2010: New photos from James McCray
• February 14, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Alternate name, History and HAER data
• November 4, 2009: Added by J.P.

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• HAER IN-20 - Madison & Indianapolis Railroad, Vernon Overpass, Gains Street & Pike Street, Vernon, Jennings County, IN
• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
• John Key
• Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com

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