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CSX - Wabash River Bridge (Lafayette)
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Photo taken by Tony Dillon in November 2013
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BH Photo #269994
Facts
- Overview
- Lattice through truss bridge over Wabash River on CSX Railroad (ex- Family Lines, Louisville and Nashville, Monon Railroad). in Lafayette
- Location
- Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Bridge suffered damage to North end in a derailment in 1924. Part of Monon's route from Michigan City or Chicago to Louisville. Amtrak's Cardinal crosses this three times a week in each direction.
- Railroads
- - CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chicago, Indianapolis, & Louisville Railway (CIL)
- Family Lines System (FL)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
- Monon Railroad (MON)
- Design
- 2 Through Truss spans in center, 2 Deck Girders sections on North end, 2 pony girders on South end. Single track railroad bridge.
- Dimensions
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Total length: 600.0 ft.
- Also called
- Monon - Wabash River Bridge (Lafayette)
L&N - Wabash River Bridge (Lafayette)
Monon - Wabash River Bridge (Lafayette)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.47557, -86.86716 (decimal degrees)
40°28'32" N, 86°52'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/511260/4480552 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Lafayette East
- Inventory number
- BH 42717 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 27, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
- September 27, 2019: Updated by Jeff Wieland: Updated Amtrak usage
- January 3, 2019: New Street View added by Jeff Wieland
- February 10, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
- July 10, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
- June 5, 2009: Essay added by James Norwood