Photos 

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The replacement

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The north approach

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The replacement's deck

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The neighbor

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Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

Map links:

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over railroad track on Buena Vista Street in Paris
Location
Edgar County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1915; replaced 2002-03
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 64.0 ft.
Total length: 126.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.61528, -87.69056   (decimal degrees)
39°36'55" N, 87°41'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/440724/4385286 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Paris South
Inventory numbers
IL 023-9912 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15206 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1915 (851)
Built during 1910s (5,674)
Edgar County, Illinois (5)
Illinois (1,291)
Lost (6,200)
Lost 2003 (390)
Lost during 2000s (2,321)
Owned by railroad (1,098)
Pony truss (11,788)
Span length 50-75 feet (5,605)
Total length 125-175 feet (3,155)
Truss (19,461)

Update Log 

  • January 28, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

Comments 

Buena Vista Street Bridge
Posted January 28, 2008, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

I have been unable to locate any photos of the lost viaduct. As I look at the massive amounts of excavations that were done to build this bridge, it makes me wonder what the original looked like.

Can anyone provide photos of the original bridge?