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BNSF North Main Street Bridge

Morgan County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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Description 

Former Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR. You can still make out the "Burlington Route" logo under the old Burlington Northern plaque.

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over IL 78 (North Main St) on BNSF RR just N of Jacksonville
Location
Morgan County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Builder
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 270.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.75417, -90.22911   (decimal degrees)
39°45'15" N, 90°13'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/737385/4404145 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Literberry
Inventory numbers
IL 069-9900 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51045 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
3,550

Categories 

Built 1911 (457)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (130)
Deck girder (1,801)
Girder (3,238)
Have street view (9,891)
Illinois (2,499)
Morgan County, Illinois (20)
 Open (28,315)
Owned by railroad (4,045)
Pennsylvania Steel Co. (33)
Plate girder (2,251)
Railroad (4,070)
Skewed (4,080)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)

Update Log 

  • February 14, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad"
  • February 14, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • February 13, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Skewed"
  • February 12, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Pennsylvania Steel Co."
  • January 24, 2012: Added by James Baughn

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