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Illinois Traction/Wabash Overpass (Old)

Piatt County, Illinois

Photos 

Original Bridge #S-62.8

Photographer unknown; courtesy IT Historical Society

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BH Photo #314493

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash Railroad on Illinois Traction System
Location
Bement, Piatt County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1907; Replaced 1928/29
Railroads
- Illinois Traction System (ITS)
- Interurban
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.92393, -88.57963   (decimal degrees)
39°55'26" N, 88°34'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/365010/4420508 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bement
Inventory number
BH 78054 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,716)
Bement, Illinois (2)
Built 1907 (698)
Built during 1900s (7,223)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (380)
Illinois (4,647)
Illinois Traction System (36)
Interurban (911)
Lost (24,741)
Lost 1928 (45)
Lost during 1920s (478)
 Owned by railroad (12,423)
Piatt County, Illinois (42)
Pratt through truss (5,392)
Pratt truss (9,299)
Railroad (15,414)
Replaced by new bridge (16,583)
Through truss (15,068)
Timber stringer (4,018)
Truss (32,791)
Wabash Railroad (572)

Update Log 

  • January 11, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • December 1, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch

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Illinois Traction/Wabash Overpass (Old)
Posted October 12, 2019, by Tim (springfieldbridges [at] gmail [dot] com)

Here is a photo looking northbound along the Wabash line.