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NYC - Peru Road Overpass

Bureau County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2012

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BH Photo #234852

Map 

Description 

Only piers and timber approaches remain

Facts 

Overview
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Peru Rd & Main St on Abandoned NYC RR
Location
Seatonville, Bureau County, Illinois
Status
Bridge removed but piers remain
Railroad
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 25.9 ft.
Total length: 143.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.36187, -89.27387   (decimal degrees)
41°21'43" N, 89°16'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/309807/4581424 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Depue
Inventory numbers
IL 006-9931 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 52840 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (12,809)
Bureau County, Illinois (104)
Illinois (3,916)
Lost (19,532)
New York Central Railroad (421)
Railroad (13,546)
 Seatonville, Illinois (4)
Span length 25-50 feet (13,971)
Steel stringer (4,999)
Timber stringer (3,498)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,362)

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "New York Central Railroad"

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