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Indian Creek Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008
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BH Photo #124706
Description
The original bridge was a pony plate girder bridge. That bridge was relocated to an unknown location by one of the railroad companies in 2002 and a newer, modern pratt pony truss was installed on the existing abutments.
Facts
- Overview
- Modern pratt pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on MCT Watershed Trail in South Roxana
- Location
- South Roxana, Madison County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to pedestrians and bicyclists
- History
- replaced a pony plate girder railroad bridge (which was relocated) using the same abuntments
- Railroad
- - Illinois Terminal Railroad (IT; ITC)
- Design
- Pratt pony truss with a slight arch in the middle.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.83260, -90.03178 (decimal degrees)
38°49'57" N, 90°01'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/757652/4302386 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Wood River
- Inventory number
- BH 37294 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 17, 2010: New Street View added by Kim Harvey
- February 19, 2010: Updated by Kim Harvey: GPS, desciption
- September 19, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
- September 16, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: added pictures, its actually an pony truss
- August 24, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey