Mineshaft Road Steel Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012

BH Photo #244230

Originally built for the Chicago & Northwestern Ry. Left in place after the railway was abandoned and adapted for vehicular traffic.

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Spring Creek on Mineshaft Rd (former C&NW Ry)
Location: Bureau County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built in 1908 by American Birdge Co. Adapted for road after railway was abandoned
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroad: - Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design: Pony plate girder
Dimensions: Total length: 85.0 ft.
Also called: Chicago & Northwestern Ry Spring Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.34255, -89.17831 (decimal degrees)
41°20'33" N, 89°10'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/317746/4579074 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Spring Valley
Inventory number: BH 54735 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

December 2, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Chicago & North Western Railway", "Adaptive reuse"