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Wyanet Bowstring Bridge

Bureau County, Illinois

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Wyanet Bowstring Bridge

Modern Bridges for Illinois Highways. State of Illinois Highway Commission. August 1912.

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BH Photo #439495

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring truss bridge
Location
Princeton Township, Bureau County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio (based on ends)
Design
Bowstring through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.35359, -89.58673   (decimal degrees)
41°21'13" N, 89°35'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/283609/4581238 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83776 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bowstring through truss (277)
Bowstring truss (547)
Bureau County, Illinois (116)
Illinois (4,677)
King Bridge Co. (361)
Lost (24,926)
 Lost 1909 (24)
Lost during 1900s (316)
Owned by county (20,837)
Princeton Township, Illinois (3)
Through truss (15,153)
Truss (32,925)

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2019: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • December 29, 2018: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added likely location
  • December 29, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • December 17, 2018: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • December 17, 2018: Updated by Art Suckewer: changed to through based on overhead strut, builder appears to be King based on design
  • December 16, 2018: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Dana and Kay Klein
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Comments 

Wyanet Bowstring Bridge
Posted December 29, 2018, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks Tony!

Wyanet Bowstring Bridge
Posted December 17, 2018, by Julie Bowers (jbowerz1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Looks like an earlier 1870s King to me. No lacing in the outriggers. COOL

Wyanet Bowstring Bridge
Posted December 17, 2018, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Yes Art, I will post the photos. I was unsure whether or not to. Thanks !

Wyanet Bowstring Bridge
Posted December 17, 2018, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

My pleasure Melissa. BTW, would you post the pictures in this entry as well?

Regards,

Art S.

Wyanet Bowstring Bridge
Posted December 17, 2018, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks Art !