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Walnut Creek Railroad Bridge

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Photo taken by W.J. Manon

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Overview
Lattice through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Bureau County, Illinois
Status
Destroyed by derailment and replaced.
Design
One span Lattice Through Truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.54246, -89.65580   (decimal degrees)
41°32'33" N, 89°39'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/278474/4602384 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
New Bedford
Inventory number
BH 48246 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • September 18, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Destroyed by derailment"
  • July 29, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • May 16, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been destroyed and replaced.
  • February 24, 2011: Added by Nathan Holth

Comments 

Walnut Creek Railroad Bridge
Posted May 16, 2011, by David Eike (eikes [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Another lost bridge. A train derailment took this bridge out on May 6, 2011. Photos in these articles show the destruction. UPRR replaced it with large diameter pipe culverts.

http://www.newstrib.com/articles/news/nci/default.asp?Article=906D9A6A30ADD494513946DB1E6514C27DB6122E920CB552

http://www.newstrib.com/articles/news/nci/default.asp?Article=576507A57546D5F3C4BC2163CEE87102DF6BCB49897C4051