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NYC/IAIS Overpass

Bureau County, Illinois

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DePue Rail Crossing

Looking South

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2015

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BH Photo #331741

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Description 

Primarily a New York Central bridge, the Milwaukee Road (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) had trackage rights over the line, and was reportedly the last railroad to use the bridge in 1980.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Iowa Interstate Railroad on New York Central Railroad
Location
DePue, Bureau County, Illinois
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1907
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad (CI&S)
- Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 120.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.32603, -89.28332   (decimal degrees)
41°19'34" N, 89°16'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/308912/4577465 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Depue
Inventory number
BH 65818 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,650)
American Bridge Co. (1,508)
Bureau County, Illinois (116)
CSX Railroad (1,662)
Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad (9)
DePue, Illinois (6)
Girder (10,237)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (380)
Illinois (4,647)
 Iowa Interstate Railroad (187)
New York Central Railroad (874)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Plate girder (7,926)
Railroad (15,426)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,076)
Through girder (3,810)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,174)

Update Log 

  • June 5, 2016: Updated by Steve Conro: Changed name so its grouped with other NYC listings
  • September 29, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • July 14, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 3, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information

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