Bridgehunter.com | N&W - Mackinaw River Bridge

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Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Mackinaw River on Conrail
Location: Omaha, Tazewell County, Illinois
Status: Removed
History: Built ?; Sold to Illinois Terminal after their bridge collapsed after a derailment 1977; Removed 1988
Railroads: - Illinois Terminal Railroad (IT; ITC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Vandalia Railroad (1905-17) (VAND)
Design: Pratt deck truss
Also called: Illinois Terminal - Mackinaw River Bridge
PC - Mackinaw River Bridge
PRR - Mackinaw River Bridge
Vandalia - Mackinaw River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.53207, -89.37409 (decimal degrees)
40°31'55" N, 89°22'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/298921/4489522 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Mackinaw
Inventory number: BH 80253 (Bridgehunter.com ID)