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Emerson Street Bridge

McLean County, Illinois

Photos 

Replacement bridge

Photo taken by Bill Burmaster

BH Photo #102427

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Emerson Street in Bloomington
Location
McLean County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1921; rehabilitated 1980, replaced 2003
Railroads
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 116.1 ft.
Total length: 154.8 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.49318, -89.00014   (decimal degrees)
40°29'35" N, 89°00'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/330497/4484419 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bloomington West
Inventory numbers
IL 057-6309 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15540 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1921 (573)
Built during 1920s (9,959)
Illinois (4,688)
Illinois Central Railroad (588)
Lost (25,021)
Lost 2003 (519)
Lost during 2000s (4,200)
McLean County, Illinois (60)
 Owned by railroad (12,504)
Pony truss (16,250)
Replaced by new bridge (16,810)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,409)
Structurally deficient (14,097)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,941)
Truss (32,992)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,375)

Update Log 

  • January 7, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • June 5, 2006: Bill Burmaster reports bridge has been replaced

Sources 

  • Bill Burmaster
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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