Historic Bridges
of the United States
US 231 Bridge
Putnam County
,
Indiana
Overview
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Photo
Photo taken by Tom Hall in October 2006
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Map
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Facts
Overview
Concrete arch bridge over US 231 on CSX Railroad in Greencastle
Location
Putnam County
,
Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1906
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.8 ft.
Total length: 33.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.65444, -86.86611
(decimal degrees)
39°39'16" N, 86°51'58" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/511486/4389413
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Greencastle
Inventory numbers
INNBI 016020
(Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16953
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2004)
11,869
Categories
Arch
(7,703)
Built 1906
(164)
Built during 1900s
(2,520)
CSX Transportation
(55)
Deck arch
(6,787)
Indiana
(1,608)
Open
(22,292)
Owned by railroad
(763)
Putnam County, Indiana
(53)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,269)
Total length 25-50 feet
(5,497)
Update Log
June 29, 2008: Updated by Tom Hall: photo added
Sources
Tom Hall -
thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
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