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Title: Owasco Bridge slated for demolition
Post by: Tom Pinnick on November 29, 2012, 09:23:48 pm

This notice and a few photos were posted on the Indiana Railroads Bull Session. Look under "Modern Photos".

Title: Re: Owasco Bridge slated for demolition
Post by: Gene Remaly on November 30, 2012, 07:14:10 am

Tom
How do I find that web site ?

            ********** PLEASE REMEMBER THE LAND ON BOTH ENDS OF THE BRIDGE IS STILL PRIVATE PROPERTY ***************

Title: Re: Owasco Bridge slated for demolition
Post by: Tom Pinnick on November 30, 2012, 07:35:31 am

http://indianarailroads.org/board/index.php?topic=11465.0 (http://indianarailroads.org/board/index.php?topic=11465.0)

This link should take you right to the thread. Real good photos by some guys. If this doesn't work I will hijack the article and post it.

Title: Re: Owasco Bridge slated for demolition
Post by: Tom Pinnick on November 30, 2012, 04:24:38 pm

Here is an aerial photo from Google maps.

Title: Re: Owasco Bridge slated for demolition
Post by: Tom Kepshire on November 30, 2012, 04:52:48 pm

Sad to see this structure in such condition. I still have fond memories of Tom Rankin and my trip across that bridge back in 2004 before the Crawfordsville Annual Meeting. Yes, and my close encounter with a huge pissed off raccoon. Was able to walk across it twice before the damage. It would be foolish to do so now.

Title: Re: Owasco Bridge slated for demolition
Post by: Tim T Swan on December 01, 2012, 04:42:26 pm

Ya know, I'm really disappointed in you guys.  By now I would've thunk somebody would have photoshopped the Tippecanoe tip-toeing across that mess!

Title: Re: Owasco Bridge slated for demolition
Post by: Joe Land on December 01, 2012, 10:20:57 pm

Tim,
I could probably do that, but I choose instead to let the old bridge die, remembering she stood straight, tall, and strong when the Tippecanoes raced across.

Title: Re: Owasco Bridge slated for demolition
Post by: Gene Remaly on December 02, 2012, 07:34:46 am

Joe
I know what you are saying about crack passenger trains racing across the bridge and countryside, but , there was a speed limit on the bridge.

Cousin Mike has memories of running freight Southbound at midnight in the fog, rounding the curve and wondering if the bridge was still there. ---It always was---

I'm sure there were many other locations on the railroad with similar situations.

Title: Re: Owasco Bridge slated for demolition
Post by: Tom Pinnick on December 03, 2012, 08:34:23 am

I swiped this photo just for you Gene.

Title: Re: Owasco Bridge slated for demolition
Post by: Gene Remaly on December 03, 2012, 03:10:46 pm

Tom
Thanks

Title: Re: Owasco Bridge slated for demolition
Post by: Mark Baker on February 17, 2013, 11:27:24 pm

We always drove our work truck slow going over this bridge. The outside dually would ride on the boards on the ends of the timbers and ride up and down over every bolt. A little un-nerving the first few times over it.
 Mark