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Wabash - Stevens Creek Bridge (Old)

Macon County, Illinois

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Wabash Railroad Bridge #123 (old)

Wabash RR drawing

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BH Photo #307529

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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)

Categories 

Built 1922 (698)
Built during 1920s (9,956)
Decatur, Illinois (38)
Deck truss (1,744)
Illinois (4,686)
Lost (24,970)
Lost 1960 (78)
Lost during 1960s (752)
 Macon County, Illinois (57)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Railroad (15,601)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,409)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,285)
Truss (32,958)
Wabash Railroad (575)

Update Log 

  • November 6, 2014: Updated by James Holzmeier: Added line drawing of bridge

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