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Rock Island Greenway - US150 Overpass

Peoria County, Illinois

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US150/East War Memorial Drive on Rock Island Greenway
Location
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1950
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Peoria & Pekin Union Railway (PPU)
- Peoria, Peoria Heights & Western Railroad (PPHW)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 73.2 ft.
Also called
PPHW - US150 Overpass
RI - US150 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.72472, -89.56080   (decimal degrees)
40°43'29" N, 89°33'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/283728/4511353 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Peoria East
Inventory numbers
IL 072-9905 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 54039 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1950 (608)
Built during 1950s (4,047)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,165)
Girder (11,343)
Have street view (29,842)
Illinois (4,952)
Open to pedestrians (4,627)
Owned by railroad (13,725)
Peoria & Pekin Union Railway (7)
Peoria County, Illinois (93)
 Peoria, Illinois (36)
Peoria, Peoria Heights & Western Railroad (1)
Plate girder (8,874)
Rail-to-trail (1,661)
Railroad (16,665)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,547)
Through girder (4,268)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,719)
US 150 (13)

Update Log 

  • June 7, 2015: Updated by Luke: Edited info to reflect that the bridge is now a trail.
  • July 11, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Peoria, Peoria Heights & Western Railroad"
  • October 20, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke

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