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BNSF - US 6 Overpass

Bureau County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012

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BH Photo #244290

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US 6 (Dakota St) on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad
Location
Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois
Status
Open
History
This lines dates from 1910 so replaced in 1958
Builder
- Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 80.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.32743, -89.18538   (decimal degrees)
41°19'39" N, 89°11'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/317112/4577409 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Spring Valley
Inventory number
BH 54764 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,591)
Built 1958 (368)
Built during 1950s (4,015)
Bureau County, Illinois (121)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (572)
Girder (11,240)
Grand Army of the Republic Highway (26)
Have street view (29,297)
Illinois (4,947)
 Open (41,014)
Owned by railroad (13,596)
Plate girder (8,785)
Railroad (16,555)
Spring Valley, Illinois (6)
Through girder (4,215)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,868)
US 6 (132)
Vierling Steel Works (16)

Update Log 

  • January 11, 2021: New photos from GS
  • December 29, 2013: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Grand Army of the Republic Hwy"
  • November 27, 2013: New Street View added by Brent Tindall
  • December 3, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad", "Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway"

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