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NS - Eldorado Street Overpass

Macon County, Illinois

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Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Eldorado St. (Old US Hwy. 36) on Wabash, later N&W Railway
Location
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Original bridge at this location built 1896; replaced in N&W era by a new Pony/through girder bridge
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design
Deck plate girder bridge on masonry/concrete abutments
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 79.4 ft.
Total length: 84.4 ft.
Deck width: 30.0 ft.
Also called
Wabash - Eldorado Street Overpass
Wabash Railroad Bridge #700A
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.84559, -88.96756   (decimal degrees)
39°50'44" N, 88°58'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/331666/4412472 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Decatur
Inventory number
BH 64936 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,397)
Built 1896 (289)
Built during 1890s (3,195)
Decatur, Illinois (36)
Deck girder (6,305)
Girder (11,173)
Have street view (28,916)
Illinois (4,929)
Lost (28,529)
 Macon County, Illinois (57)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,094)
Owned by railroad (13,504)
Plate girder (8,728)
Railroad (16,462)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,655)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,794)
Wabash Railroad (592)

Update Log 

  • December 21, 2014: New Street View added by James Holzmeier

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