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Illinois Terminal - Lake Decatur Bridge

Macon County, Illinois

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Illinois Terminal - Lake Decatur Bridge

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    Overview
    Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Decatur on Illinois Terminal Railroad
    Location
    Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
    Status
    Removed
    History
    Built ca. 1905; Removed ca. 1982
    Builder
    - Decatur Bridge Co. of Decatur, Illinois
    Railroads
    - Illinois Terminal Railroad (IT; ITC)
    - Illinois Traction System (ITS)
    - Interurban
    Design
    Deck plate girder
    Also called
    Illinois Traction - Lake Decatur Bridge
    ITS - Lake Decatur Bridge
    ITR - Lake Decatur Bridge
    Approximate latitude, longitude
    +39.86382, -88.87823   (decimal degrees)
    39°51'50" N, 88°52'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
    Approximate UTM coordinates
    16/339351/4414331 (zone/easting/northing)
    Quadrangle map:
    Decatur
    Inventory number
    BH 69520 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

    Categories 

    Built 1905 (768)
    Built during 1900s (6,871)
    Decatur Bridge Co. (25)
    Decatur, Illinois (38)
    Deck girder (5,176)
    Girder (9,334)
    Have street view (25,676)
    Illinois (4,496)
    		 Illinois Terminal Railroad (47)
    Illinois Traction System (34)
    Interurban (872)
    Lost (22,669)
    Macon County, Illinois (57)
    Owned by railroad (11,323)
    Plate girder (7,139)
    Railroad (14,517)

    Update Log 

    • November 7, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
    • August 3, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder + link to image
    • October 6, 2015: New Street View added by Luke

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