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BNSF RR Big Bureau Creek Bridge

Bureau County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2012

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Overview
Deck truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on BNSF RR just west of Princeton
Location
Bureau County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built in 1899 by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Design
7 spans total. Deck truss main span with 3 combination deck plate/stringer approach spans on each end.
Dimensions
Total length: 400.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.39174, -89.50746   (decimal degrees)
41°23'30" N, 89°30'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/290363/4585279 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Buda NE
Inventory number
BH 48254 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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19th Century (3,851)
Built 1899 (167)
Built during 1890s (1,560)
Bureau County, Illinois (85)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (479)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (130)
Deck girder (1,830)
Deck truss (961)
Girder (3,286)
Have street view (10,033)
 Illinois (2,501)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (40)
Open (28,454)
Owned by railroad (4,119)
Plate girder (2,284)
Railroad (4,220)
Tall Bridges (163)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,381)
Truss (23,609)

Update Log 

  • March 26, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • March 21, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad"
  • March 14, 2012: New Street View added by Steve Conro
  • February 25, 2011: Added by Nathan Holth

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