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Madison Railroad - Pike Street Overpass

Jennings County, Indiana

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 

19th Century (7,566)
Arch (12,100)
Built 1837 (15)
Built during 1830s (198)
Deck arch (11,339)
HAER documented (1,106)
Have street view (26,946)
Historic Bridge Weekend 2012 (47)
Indiana (4,918)
Jennings County, Indiana (80)
 Madison & Indianapolis Railroad (2)
Madison Railroad (6)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,422)
Penn Central Railroad (1,348)
Pennsylvania Railroad (882)
Railroad (15,412)
Stone arch (3,051)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,584)
Vernon, Indiana (2)

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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