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Built 1836-1841 as part of Indiana's 1836 Internal Improvement Act. Measures 7,012 feet long and elevates 413 feet to achieve a 5.89 percent grade; 500,000 tons of rock and earth were moved in construction. Still considered to be the steepest standard gauge main track ascended by wheel-adhesion locomotives in the U.S.
Erected 1996 Indiana Historical Bureau and Jefferson County Historical Society, Inc.
1001 W. Main St & McIntire St., @ R.R. Bridge, Madison, Jefferson County Indiana
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