Bridgehunter.com | BNSF RR West Bureau Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2011

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

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.

BNSF RR Big Bureau Creek Bridge (Same design) - Same design, builder, year about 4 miles apart.