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KJRY Spoon River Bridge

Fulton County, Illinois
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Peoria & Western F unit crossing the bridge in 2011

Photo taken by Jason Leverton

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Facts 

Overview
Pin connected Pratt through truss bridge over Spoon River on Peoria & Western Railway
Location
Fulton County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1890
Builder
- Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan
Design
Pinned Pratt Through Truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.48546, -90.34247   (decimal degrees)
40°29'08" N, 90°20'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/725243/4485034 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Smithfield
Inventory number
BH 49865 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,821)
Beam (6,046)
Built 1890 (142)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works (12)
Fulton County, Illinois (22)
Illinois (2,499)
Keokuk Junction Railway (8)
Open (28,310)
 Owned by railroad (4,039)
Peoria & Western Railway (6)
Pin-connected (1,521)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Railroad (4,070)
Spoon River (11)
Through truss (9,206)
Truss (23,569)

Update Log 

  • July 13, 2012: Updated by Fmiser: Captioned photos
  • July 11, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • July 10, 2012: New photos from Fmiser
  • June 29, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date & builder
  • May 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Peoria & Western Railway", "Keokuk Junction Railway"
  • October 18, 2011: Added by J.P.

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Spoon River Railroad Bridge
Posted June 29, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

Information came from an image of the plaque on this forum which also catalouges other bridges in central Illinois: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=18734012