NS/ITR Overpass

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Overview: Pony/through girder bridge over Illinois Terminal Ry. (abandoned) on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
Location: Worden, Madison County, Illinois
Status: Open to rail traffic
History: Original 32' pile trestle built 1888; replaced 1907 with this bridge
Railroads: - Illinois Terminal Railroad (IT; ITC)
- Illinois Traction System (ITS)
- Interurban
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design: Through plate girder
Dimensions: Span length: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.0 ft.
Also called: Wabash Railroad Bridge #853 1/2
Wabash Railroad Bridge #853.5
Wabash Railroad Bridge #853.5
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.93955, -89.83203 (decimal degrees)
38°56'22" N, 89°49'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/254539/4313882 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Worden
Inventory number: BH 66313 (Bridgehunter.com ID)