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PTC - Illinois River Bridge

Peoria County, Illinois, and Tazewell County, Illinois

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PT RR - Illinois River Bridge

Bridge collapsed into the river

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #288716

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Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Illinois River on Peoria Terminal Co.
Location
Pekin, Peoria County, Illinois, and Tazewell County, Illinois
Status
Destroyed by collision
History
Built 1888; Removed ca. 1973
Builders
- Schultz Bridge & Iron Works of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
- William M. Hughes of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Interurban
- Peoria & Pekin Terminal Railway (P&PT)
- Peoria Railway Terminal Company (PRTC)
- Peoria Terminal Co. (PTC)
Design
Pennsylvania through truss swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 380.0 ft.
Total length: 1,004.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 21.9 ft.
Also called
P&PT - Illinois River Bridge
PRTC - Illinois River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.57356, -89.65418   (decimal degrees)
40°34'25" N, 89°39'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/275334/4494806 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pekin
Inventory number
BH 61781 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,823)
Built 1888 (210)
Built during 1880s (1,821)
Destroyed by collision (71)
Have street view (25,175)
Illinois (4,441)
Interurban (849)
Lost (21,661)
Lost 1973 (64)
Lost during 1970s (573)
Movable (2,833)
Navigable waterway (2,090)
Owned by railroad (10,955)
Pekin, Illinois (7)
Pennsylvania truss (430)
 Peoria & Pekin Terminal Railway (2)
Peoria County, Illinois (90)
Peoria Railway Terminal Company (2)
Peoria Terminal Co. (2)
Pin-connected (3,675)
Railroad (14,252)
Schultz Bridge & Iron Works (4)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,104)
Struck by watercraft (15)
Swing (1,351)
Tazewell County, Illinois (75)
Through truss (13,903)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,730)
Truss (31,036)
William M. Hughes (6)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • June 8, 2015: New Street View added by Luke
  • May 11, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added image
  • February 11, 2015: Updated by Luke: Fixed GPS & Added builder
  • July 19, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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