Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Robbins Ditch Railroad Bridge

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Side view

Photos taken by Chris Light

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Oblique view

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Both spans

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Abandoned span

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Open span

Map

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Facts

Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over Robbins Ditch on CSX Railroad
Location: Starke County, Indiana
Status: One span open to railroad traffic, one span abandoned
Design: Pony plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.39075, -86.63419 (decimal degrees)
41°23'27" N, 86°38'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/530582/4582199 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Kingsford Heights
Inventory number: BH 17062 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 29, 2007: Posted photos from Chris Light

Sources

Chris Light - CJKADJ [at] juno [dot] com

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Robbins Ditch Railroad Bridge

Posted December 29, 2007, by Bruce Bridges (railfan727 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This was at one time the mainline of the Pennsylvania RR between Chicago and Pittsburgh. It is now operated by a short line, the Chicago, Ft. Wayne, and Eastern.