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McKinley Bridge

Peoria County, Illinois, and Tazewell County, Illinois
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Interurban car #367 crossing

Photo taken ca. 1940's

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Overview
Lost Bascule bridge over Illinois River on Illinois Terminal Railroad in Peoria
Location
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, and Tazewell County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1907, closed to traffic in 1951
Design
Approaches: Pratt through truss
Main span: Bascule lift
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.68423, -89.59246   (decimal degrees)
40°41'03" N, 89°35'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/280921/4506936 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Peoria East
Inventory number
BH 47254 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (560)
Built 1907 (377)
Built during 1900s (4,268)
Illinois (2,501)
Illinois River (46)
Illinois Terminal Railroad (16)
Illinois Traction System (8)
Interurban (130)
Lost (10,491)
 Movable (1,360)
Peoria County, Illinois (53)
Peoria, Illinois (23)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Railroad (4,223)
Tazewell County, Illinois (30)
Through truss (9,252)
Truss (23,613)

Update Log 

  • July 28, 2012: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
  • December 6, 2010: Added by Jacob P. Bernard

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