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Abandoned NYC - Mill Creek Bridge
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
Comments
Abandoned New York Central Bridge
The tracks once ran over the top of this one. The trusses are very heavily built, with 4 eyebars per diagonal. This was typical pin-connected railroad bridge-building methodology back when this one was built.
Abandoned New York Central Bridge
Looking at this one, perhaps it's a structure built to hold the pipe. I can't picture any way this could carry a train. Am I missing something?
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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.