Small Engine Rail Bridge

Photo

old Mini Steam Engine Wooden Rail Bridge

Panoramio user mousseau_ellis

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND)

BH Photo #308417

The park was built in 1935, and a source states that the WPA built most of the structures in the park.

A news article states that the train came to the park in 1959.

It is unclear when the bridge was originally built.

Overview: Wooden Baltimore deck truss bridge over Creek on Railroad
Location: Clay County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
Railroad: - Little Toot Railroad
Design: Baltimore deck truss
Dimensions: Total length: 130.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.66433, -88.53821 (decimal degrees)
38°39'52" N, 88°32'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/366172/4280650 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Xenia NE
Inventory number: BH 64121 (Bridgehunter.com ID)