UP - Lake Shelbyville Bridge

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Overview

Arch bridge over Lake Shelbyville on Union Pacific Railroad

Location

Moultrie County, Illinois

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1918

Builder

- John J. O'Heron & Co. of Chicago, Illinois

Railroads

- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad (CEI)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Open-spandrel arch

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.55344, -88.70591   (decimal degrees)
39°33'12" N, 88°42'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/353436/4379584 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 83444 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 12, 2018: New photo from Luke
• November 12, 2018: Added by Daniel Barnes

Related Bridges 

• C&EI - West Okaw River Viaduct (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Daniel Barnes
• Luke
• Railway Engineering and Maintenance, Volume 13, Issue 4 - Book

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