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UP - Market Street Overpass

McLean County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Patrick Cooney

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Overview
Lost Girder bridge over Market Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1889, replaced 2015
Railroads
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railway (GMO)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 37.1 ft.
Total length: 79.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.48194, -89.00639   (decimal degrees)
40°28'55" N, 89°00'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/329939/4483184 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bloomington West
Inventory numbers
IL 057-6310 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 50249 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
10,000

Categories 

19th Century (6,139)
Bloomington, Illinois (4)
Built 1889 (184)
Built during 1880s (1,633)
Chicago & Alton Railroad (50)
Continuous (1,855)
Curb Columns (154)
Deck girder (4,424)
Girder (7,812)
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railway (64)
Illinois (3,831)
 Lost (18,473)
Lost 2015 (193)
Lost during 2010s (1,918)
McLean County, Illinois (39)
Owned by railroad (9,700)
Plate girder (6,002)
Railroad (12,982)
Replaced by new bridge (12,213)
Span length 25-50 feet (13,410)
Total length 75-100 feet (5,875)
Union Pacific Railroad (1,895)

Update Log 

  • June 7, 2016: New photos from Patrick Cooney
  • November 18, 2011: Added by James Baughn

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UP - Market Street Overpass
Posted July 5, 2015, by Patrick Cooney (pat [dot] cooney59 [at] outlook [dot] com)

Bridge is gone now, I'm glad I took plenty of structural pictures when I had the chance because it's been replaced with a generic steel and concrete span.

Market Street Bridge
Posted September 28, 2014, by Patrick Cooney (pat [dot] cooney59 [at] outlook [dot] com)

Attached are photos of Market St. Bridge.

Market Street Bridge
Posted September 28, 2014, by Patrick Cooney (pat [dot] cooney59 [at] outlook [dot] com)

Slated for replacement under the Union Pacific and Amtrak HSR project. Currently being prepped for removal. Will post photos soon.