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SJSB&S/NYC Overpass

St. Joseph County, Indiana

Photos 

SJSB&S/NYC Overpass

looking east

Photo taken by George C Usher

View this photo at monon.org

BH Photo #468152

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over New York Central Railroad on St. Joseph, South Bend & Southern Railroad
Location
Lydick, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Status
Removed
History
Removed 1943
Railroads
- Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend Railroad (CSS)
- Indiana & Lake Michigan Railway
- Interurban
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- St. Joseph, South Bend & Southern Railroad (SJSB&S)
Design
7-panel, riveted Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.69394, -86.39494   (decimal degrees)
41°41'38" N, 86°23'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/550349/4615973 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lydick
Inventory number
BH 61326 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend Railroad (16)
Deck girder (5,867)
Girder (10,434)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (391)
Indiana (4,962)
Indiana & Lake Michigan Railway (1)
Interurban (923)
Lost (25,528)
Lost 1943 (29)
Lost during 1940s (415)
 Lydick, Indiana (1)
New York Central Railroad (909)
Plate girder (8,094)
Pratt through truss (5,491)
Pratt truss (9,445)
Railroad (15,787)
St. Joseph County, Indiana (37)
St. Joseph, South Bend & Southern Railroad (2)
Through truss (15,352)
Truss (33,251)

Update Log 

  • December 15, 2020: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • March 20, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added stuff
  • March 20, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 11, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

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SJSB&S/NYC Overpass
Posted December 16, 2020, by Luke

https://bridgehunter.com/in/st-joseph/bh61327/

SJSB&S/NYC Overpass
Posted December 15, 2020, by Jeff Wieland (jjwieland [at] gmail [dot] com)

On Google maps, it looks like the abutments still exist. There also appears to be some sort of pier in line with the abandoned roadbed on to the northwest.

SJSB&S/NYC Overpass
Posted March 20, 2020, by George A Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Thanks,Luke.

SJSB&S/NYC Overpass
Posted March 20, 2020, by Luke

That's the South Shore Line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Shore_Line

SJSB&S/NYC Overpass
Posted March 20, 2020, by George A Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Looking at the map I noticed to be what looked like an electrified rail line.Which rail company would that be running an electrified rail line?Looks out of place.