This is the Tulip Trestle in Central Indiana. It was built in 1905 and is 157 feet hight and spans this valley for almost a half mile. Impressive piece of work and both passenger and freight trains traversed this high in the sky track. I approached it after getting directions from someone at a coffee shop. It was threatening rain and so I drove past the overlook to the base and took a couple quick shots and then back to the overlook where I sat in the car for 10 minutes as the storm passed quickly . There were a couple of lightening bolts in the fast moving storm. Sun came out and I took some from the overlook and stayed there about 15 more minutes than back to the base. There I saw two college aged men up under the trestle on the eastern back of the valley.. They came down to the road and asked if I were a “tourist.” I think they were worried that it was not permitted to climb up there but there were no signs and a bit of a rough path. After a few minutes they told me that you could see under the bridge a long way from about 60 feet up the bank. So up I went and they did too. Then as I was taking the first shot of the bridge lightning - with no hint of a storm or clouds, struck the trestle right over our heads. The sound set my ears ringing for 3 -5 minutes and the air smelled acrid, ozone I am told. We three scrambled down the steep hill and into our respective cars. Scary..
More about the Tulip Tresstle here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_Viaduct
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