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UP - IL-29 Bridge

Tazewell County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Dale Travis

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BH Photo #132264

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Quadrangular Through truss bridge over IL 29 on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Tazewell County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1913
Builders
- Cleary-White Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Substructure)
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio (Superstructure)
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 167.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.53259, -89.66444   (decimal degrees)
40°31'57" N, 89°39'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/274327/4490283 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pekin
Land survey
T. 24 N., R. 5 W., Sec. 16
Inventory numbers
IL 090-9902 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15685 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A-frame portal (518)
Built 1913 (910)
Built during 1910s (10,014)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,451)
Cleary-White Construction Co. (34)
Have street view (29,166)
Illinois (4,947)
King Bridge Co. (442)
Lattice through truss (658)
Lattice truss (691)
Open (41,013)
 Owned by railroad (13,566)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (192)
Railroad (16,518)
Riveted (2,566)
Skewed (5,020)
Tazewell County, Illinois (84)
Through truss (17,185)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,231)
Truss (35,934)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,480)

Update Log 

  • December 13, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builders
  • April 12, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 16, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 8, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • December 1, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added categories "Riveted", "A-frame portal", "Skewed"
  • April 12, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • February 21, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Added GPS coordinates
  • July 5, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Truss type

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