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UP - Post Creek Cutoff Bridge

Pulaski County, Illinois, and Johnson County, Illinois

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South Approach during March 08 flood

Photo taken by Nathan Morton

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BH Photo #137128

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Overview
Abandoned deck girder bridge over Post Creek Cutoff on former UP/ Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Location
Pulaski County, Illinois, and Johnson County, Illinois
Status
Abandoned
History
Built ca. 1916 to span the newly created Post Creek Cutoff; main span replaced 1956 by the Bethlehem Steel Co.
Builder
- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad (CEI)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Also called
C&EI - Post Creek Cutoff Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.29173, -88.95305   (decimal degrees)
37°17'30" N, 88°57'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/326882/4129024 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Karnak
Inventory number
BH 42351 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,547)
Bethlehem Steel Co. (131)
Built 1956 (315)
Built during 1950s (3,781)
Cache River (Illinois) (5)
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad (44)
Deck girder (5,631)
Girder (9,949)
 Have street view (26,374)
Illinois (4,586)
Johnson County, Illinois (40)
Owned by state (15,700)
Plate girder (7,706)
Pulaski County, Illinois (17)
Railroad (15,192)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,346)

Update Log 

  • September 10, 2020: New photos from Steve Conro
  • December 30, 2018: Found plaque for Bethlehem Steel Co. 1956
  • August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • April 15, 2009: Added by Nathan Morton

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