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Greene County Viaduct | |
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Coordinates | 40°42′21″N 73°59′53″W / 40.705953°N 73.998048°W |
Carries | Trains |
Crosses | Richland Creek Valley |
Locale | Greene County, Indiana |
Official name | Bridge X75-6 |
Other name(s) | Tulip Trestle |
Characteristics | |
Design | Viaduct |
Total length | 2,360 ft. |
Height | 157 ft. |
History | |
Designer | Clinton Burch |
Opened | December 1906 |
Location | |
The Greene County Viaduct, officially known as “Bridge X75-6” and locally known as the “Tulip Trestle”, spans the Richland Creek Valley in Greene County, Indiana. The viaduct connects the local towns of Bloomfield and Solsberry to larger metropolitan areas in Indiana and Illinois. The construction began in 1905 and was completed in December of 1906. The Greene County Viaduct is the third-longest train trestle in the world.