Rating:
51168
{67}%
2 votes
NYC - Mill Creek Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by Russell Blackburn in December 2009
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BH Photo #224433
Description
Now carries oil or gas pipe over.I do not know if this is the original bridge at this location.If you look close you can see room for a second track do not know if ther ever was one though.
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned bridge over Mill Creek on Former rail line
- Location
- Ashtabula County, Ohio
- Status
- Abandoned
- History
- Originaly part of the Lake Shore &Michigan Southern Franklin Division High grade
- Railroads
- - Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad (LS&MS)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Design
- Pratt deck truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.69992, -80.69122 (decimal degrees)
41°41'60" N, 80°41'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/525692/4616505 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Dorset
- Inventory number
- BH 51168 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- December 5, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad", "New York Central Railroad"
- August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added categories "Railroad", "Repurposed"
- February 2, 2012: Added by Russell Blackburn
Certainly a lot more structure than is needed for a pipe! I guess there was some type of approach trestle or span to bring the track to the top. It looks odd sitting there with nothing leading up to it.