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KCS - Macoupin Creek Overflow Bridge

Greene County, Illinois

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KCS Macoupin Creek Overflow Bridge

Looking North

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016

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BH Photo #357270

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Macoupin Creek Overflow on KCS RR
Location
Greene County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1883, Approaches added 1948
Railroads
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 36.0 ft.
Total length: 142.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.24717, -90.37132   (decimal degrees)
39°14'50" N, 90°22'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/726843/4347499 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jerseyville North
Inventory number
BH 72575 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,564)
Beam (15,713)
Built 1883 (158)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Chicago & Alton Railroad (90)
Deck girder (5,744)
Girder (10,233)
Greene County, Illinois (33)
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (112)
Illinois (4,647)
 Illinois Central Railroad (582)
Kansas City Southern Railway (224)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,422)
Plate girder (7,922)
Railroad (15,411)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,668)
Steel stringer (6,222)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,920)

Update Log 

  • June 28, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 23, 2016: Added by John Marvig

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