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BNSF West Bureau Creek Bridge

Bureau County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2011

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Overview
Deck truss bridge over W Bureau Crk &1500 E Street on BNSF RR near Wyanet
Location
Bureau County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899 by the Lassig Bridge and Iron Works
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Design
7 spans total. Deck truss main span with 3 combination deck plate/stringer approach spans on each end.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 123.0 ft.
Total length: 320.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.36879, -89.57085   (decimal degrees)
41°22'08" N, 89°34'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/284987/4582887 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wyanet
Inventory numbers
IL 006-9934 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 49853 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
50

Categories 

19th Century (3,999)
Beam (6,667)
Built 1899 (179)
Built during 1890s (1,609)
Bureau County, Illinois (85)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (587)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (146)
Deck girder (2,164)
Deck truss (1,039)
Girder (3,944)
Have street view (12,874)
 Illinois (2,567)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (44)
Open (29,409)
Owned by railroad (4,905)
Plate girder (2,827)
Railroad (5,598)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,371)
Steel stringer (2,674)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,500)
Truss (24,155)

Update Log 

  • November 27, 2013: New Street View added by Brent Tindall
  • July 8, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • March 26, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • March 21, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway", "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad"
  • December 17, 2011: Updated by Steve Conro: Name, design, pictures
  • October 17, 2011: Added by J.P.

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