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Big Four Railroad Big Creek Bridge

Clark County, Illinois
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Big Creek Big Four 1

Middle span taken from bed of Big Creek. Facing west.

Photo taken by bob evinger in July 2012

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Big Creek on the Big Four Railroad
Location
Clark County, Illinois
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1906
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.42681, -87.68236   (decimal degrees)
39°25'37" N, 87°40'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/441269/4364363 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Marshall
Inventory number
BH 53164 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (9,418)
Built 1906 (360)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Clark County, Illinois (10)
Closed (2,072)
Deck arch (8,695)
Illinois (2,499)
Open-spandrel arch (581)
Railroad (4,069)

Update Log 

  • August 13, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited bridge name
  • August 13, 2012: Added by bob evinger

Sources 

  • bob evinger
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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