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Illinois Central - Wabash River Bridge

Sullivan County, Indiana, and Clark County, Illinois

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IC - Wabash River Bridge

Bridge removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #289690

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Description 

Plaque shown on bridge was identical to plaques that used to exist on the extant 1886 IC span over the White River in Indianapolis

http://bridgehunter.com/in/marion/bh39932/

Facts 

Overview
Lost swing bridge over Wabash River on Illinois Central RR
Location
Riverton, Sullivan County, Indiana, and Clark County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists
History
Replaced 1910
Builder
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Through truss swing
Also called
Indianapolis Southern RR-Wabash River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.02032, -87.56780   (decimal degrees)
39°01'13" N, 87°34'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/450847/4319184 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Merom
Inventory number
BH 62087 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,397)
Built during 1880s (2,174)
Clark County, Illinois (23)
Illinois (4,929)
Illinois Central Railroad (625)
Indiana (5,098)
Keystone Bridge Co. (75)
Laced endposts (165)
Lost (28,529)
Lost 1910 (60)
Lost during 1910s (653)
 Movable (3,115)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
Owned by railroad (13,504)
Riverton, Indiana (2)
State line crossing (913)
Sullivan County, Indiana (80)
Swing (1,562)
Thacher truss (17)
Through truss (16,816)
Truss (35,500)
Wabash River (130)

Update Log 

  • October 6, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • December 29, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • August 10, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added categories "Laced endposts", "Wabash River", "Navigable waterway", "Illinois Central Railroad"
  • July 29, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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