Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned steel trestle over Deer Creek on the Monon Railroad near Delphi
- Location
- Carroll County, Indiana
- Status
- Abandoned, but still intact
- Also called
- Monon High Bridge Trestle
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.58927, -86.64311 (decimal degrees)
40°35'21" N, 86°38'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/530200/4493224 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Delphi
- Inventory number
- BH 36766 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Comments
I’m glad to see someone posted photos of this bridge.
This is a very cool bridge, creepy to walk across even now.
The first time I did it the rails were still in place, and I wasn’t sure the line wasn’t still active. But from the amount of rust on the rails I didn't think it was used very often. Even so, half way across my imagination got the best of me and I swore I heard a train coming.
Looking closely at the first photo you can see the platforms hanging out over the edge, and at that time they were in decent shape and even had railings around them, though somewhat flimsy looking. My first thought was if a train was coming I could simply step out onto the nearest one. My second thought was to run, even though running across open ties is quite a challenge, a train would have to be pretty close for me to stand on one of those as it passed.
I found out later that the line was abandoned and there wasn’t any reason for me to go running back and forth from a train that didn’t exist.
I’ve been across it many times since and I’ve tried several times to get pictures, but it’s not an easy bridge to photograph, especially with the amount of overgrowth and steepness of the banks near the abutments.
Thanks for doing what I couldn’t.
Tom
Summer 97
If you are into rail bridges, strongly recommend this one.
A long way to the bottom, spans a canyon with Deer Creek at the bottom. At east end of Delphi Historic Trail System. Leave Delphi on St. Hwy. 25 north turn east on 300N - just past former RR overpass, now part of trail system. Follow 300N approx. 1/2 mile, SMALL parking area on south side - trail system sign at parking area. Follow trail till it intersects with former RR bed ( now groomed trail ) turn left and follow to brigde - 1/4 mile. WARNING - STRAIGHT DROP OFF AT ABUTTEMENTS - LONG LONG WAY TO THE CREEK BELOW !