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Wabash Railroad Bridge #123 (old)

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Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over Stevens Creek on Wabash Railroad
Location: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Original 116' iron deck truss bridge at this location built 1888; replaced by this bridge 1922; replaced by a new bridge in 1960
Railroad: - Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design: Deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 116.0 ft.
Total length: 227.3 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Also called: Wabash Railroad Bridge #123 (old)
Wabash Railroad Bridge #123 (old)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.84734, -88.99226 (decimal degrees)
39°50'50" N, 88°59'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/329556/4412713 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Decatur
Inventory number: BH 63964 (Bridgehunter.com ID)