Another bridge

[Jim Davis]

I think this bridge is near mile post 232? Anyone know the mile post location?

JD

[Pete Pedigo]

South of Clear Creek   BR E 1.2  over Fluck Mill Road

[Jim Davis]

Ron & I went for a little ride.

BR E 1.2  over Fluck Mill Road

[Jim Davis]

Ron & I went for a little ride.

BR E 1.2  over Fluck Mill Road

JD

[Jim Davis]

Ron & I went for a little ride.

BR E 1.2  over Fluck Mill Road

JD

[Joe Land]

JD,
You went exploring with Ron!!!!
Wish I could have been there too. Some guys have all the luck....
Joe
Way down south in Georgia....

[Ron Marquardt]

We had a good day Joe.  JD's good company.  Wish you could have been there.  / Ron

[Tim T Swan]

I'm afraid I have to contradict our esteemed Prez on this.  The photo is indeed of the Fluck Mill Road overpass, but its milepost designation is Bridge E3.4, not E1.2.  (Technically, this is that of the larger bridge over Clear Creek right next to it--small single-span overpasses over rural roads did not get an "official" MP designation.)  Bridge E1.2 was in fact the second MONON bridge over Clear Creek (going south) on the newer "Indiana Stone Railroad" (Branch E) routing following the Clear Creek valley southward.  Bridge E1.2 was (is?) located just west of the present 4-lane SR37 crossing over the creek.  There is no adjacent rural road underpass there.

[Ron Marquardt]

Attached please see the detailed drawings I prepared showing every bridge and road crossing between Clear Creek and Bedford.  I have accompanying Google Earth images of each of these bridges, but there are too many to post.  Anyone interested in the whole kit and kaboodle can send me their address and $5.00, and I will mail them a CD.  Besides the information being historically interesting, it is useful for identifying locations of pictures, particularly Joe Bennett's, and for finding abandoned locations when BOGing the right of way in this area.  / Ron

4381 Ellington Ct.,
Spencer, In.  47460

PS, when time and energy permits, I hope someday to do this for the entire railroad.

[Tim T Swan]

Nicely done, Ron!  I want that "whole kit and kaboodle".  My 5 bucks is on the way.   /Tim.

[Ron Marquardt]

OK Tim, I'll get one headed your way.  The only thing you need to consider when using the Google Earth images for BOGing, is that many of the images are from the 2005 maping, and some of the bridges that show in 2005 may be gone now.  The one that comes immediately to mind is the one at the old swimming hole at E8.0.  It still showed in 2005, but I think Pete said it was gone now.

Ron