UP - Macoupin Creek Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2013

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BH Photo #264755

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Deck plate girder bridge over Macoupin Creek on Union Pacific Railroad

Location

Macoupin County, Illinois

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1899, Replaced Ca. 2014

Builder

- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

Railroads

- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 53.0 ft.
Total length: 212.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.19956, -89.96307   (decimal degrees)
39°11'58" N, 89°57'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/244121/4343106 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Plainview

Inventory number

BH 57777 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 4, 2017: New photos from David Huffman
• June 1, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railway", "Illinois Central Railroad"Removed SP category
• August 26, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Union Pacific Railroad", "Railroad"
• August 26, 2013: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Southern Pacific Railroad", "Amtrak"

Sources 

• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Luke
• David Huffman

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