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)

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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

Sources 

• Luke
• Flickr - John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library - Image
• Decatur Herald-Review | History Photo Galleries | Photos: Illinois Terminal Railroad - Image #1
• Decatur Herald-Review | History Photo Galleries | Photos: Illinois Terminal Railroad - Image #2
• Geoff Hubbs

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