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New York Central US6 Bridge

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

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Description 

Only abutments remain

Facts 

Overview
Lost Girder bridge over US6 (Princeton St) on Abandoned NYC RR
Location
Seatonville, Bureau County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1939
Design
Girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.9 ft.
Total length: 79.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.36333, -89.26972   (decimal degrees)
41°21'48" N, 89°16'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/310158/4581577 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Depue
Inventory numbers
IL 006-9929 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 52844 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
2,600

Categories 

Built 1939 (514)
Built during 1930s (8,553)
Bureau County, Illinois (85)
Girder (3,234)
Illinois (2,499)
Lost (10,356)
 New York Central Railroad (60)
Seatonville, Illinois (4)
Skewed (4,080)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,995)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,794)

Update Log 

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

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