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Wyanet Bridge

Bureau County, Illinois

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Wyanet Bridge

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

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BH Photo #439479

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Description 

Superstructure built by Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co. Substructure built by McManis & Son

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge
Location
Princeton Township, Bureau County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1909
Builders
- Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co. of Elkhart, Indiana
- McManis & Son
Design
8-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.35384, -89.58737   (decimal degrees)
41°21'14" N, 89°35'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/283556/4581267 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83775 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1909 (773)
Built during 1900s (7,251)
Bureau County, Illinois (116)
Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co. (58)
Illinois (4,686)
Lost (24,955)
McManis & Son (3)
 Owned by county (20,843)
Pratt through truss (5,422)
Pratt truss (9,342)
Princeton Township, Illinois (3)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,236)
Through truss (15,168)
Truss (32,946)

Update Log 

  • December 29, 2018: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added likely location
  • December 16, 2018: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

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

Thanks Tony!