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Rock Island RR Bureau Creek Overflow Bridge

Bureau County, Illinois
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Looking North

Photo taken by Steve Conro in January 2012

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bureau Creek Overflow on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR)
Location
Bureau County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1948 by the Bethlehem Steel Co
Builder
- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 105.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.28008, -89.37937   (decimal degrees)
41°16'48" N, 89°22'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/300733/4572579 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Princeton South
Inventory number
BH 51140 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bethlehem Steel Co. (50)
Built 1948 (253)
Built during 1940s (2,796)
Bureau County, Illinois (85)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (335)
Girder (3,237)
Illinois (2,499)
 Iowa Interstate Railroad (90)
Open (28,310)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Plate girder (2,251)
Railroad (4,070)
Through girder (1,135)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,633)

Update Log 

  • February 2, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • January 31, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Iowa Interstate Railroad"
  • January 31, 2012: Added by Steve Conro

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