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KJRY - Copperas Creek Bridge

Fulton County, Illinois

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KJRY Copperas Creek Bridge

Missing Plate

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2015

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BH Photo #332799

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Description 

Bridge matches the design in the Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer, Volume 28 (1893), and shows the portal and sway bracing have seen significant altercations in past years.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Copperas Creek on Toledo Peoria and Western Railway
Location
Fulton County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1892
Builder
- Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan
Railroad
- Toledo, Peoria, & Western Railroad (TPW)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 190.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.55701, -89.91146   (decimal degrees)
40°33'25" N, 89°54'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/253492/4493657 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
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Inventory number
BH 67962 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,063)
6-panel truss (858)
Beam (17,108)
Built 1892 (248)
Built during 1890s (3,279)
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works (76)
Fulton County, Illinois (38)
Illinois (4,953)
Open (41,203)
Owned by railroad (13,727)
 Pin-connected (5,037)
Pratt through truss (6,228)
Pratt truss (10,535)
Railroad (16,665)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,495)
Through truss (17,852)
Timber stringer (4,390)
Toledo, Peoria, & Western Railroad (34)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,595)
Truss (36,750)

Update Log 

  • July 19, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 8, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • June 21, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added builder via John
  • June 8, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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