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Heartland Pathways - Sangamon River Bridge

Piatt County, Illinois

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken by James McCray

BH Photo #181021

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Sangamon River on the Heartland Pathways, a rail trail converted from the former Illinois Central rail line
Location
Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1890
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 158.0 ft.
Total length: 250.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.02884, -88.58969   (decimal degrees)
40°01'44" N, 88°35'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/364358/4432168 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Monticello
Inventory number
BH 46415 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,073)
8-panel truss (589)
Beam (17,110)
Built 1890 (312)
Built during 1890s (3,279)
Illinois (4,954)
Illinois Central Railroad (629)
Monticello, Illinois (9)
Open to pedestrians (4,630)
Pedimented portal bracing (62)
Piatt County, Illinois (42)
 Pin-connected (5,042)
Pratt through truss (6,229)
Pratt truss (10,538)
Preserved (1,235)
Rail-to-trail (1,661)
Railroad (16,665)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,497)
Through truss (17,876)
Timber stringer (4,391)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,610)
Truss (36,781)

Update Log 

  • March 30, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 5, 2010: New photos from J.P.
  • October 5, 2010: Added by James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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