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Armstrong Railroad Bridge

Vermilion County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Jacob P. Bernard in January 2011

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Description 

This was originally a double tracked double girder bridge, until one of the girders was later removed. There is still a trail on the east side of the remaining tracks that lead to the south abutment, which still has a gap from when the other girder was there. That is also why the remaining girder isn't in alignment with the trestle towers.

There are also some old wooden and concrete abutments beneath one of the the 50 foot towers, which may be from an earlier wooden bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Deck girder bridge over Middle Fork Vermilion River on Union Pacific Railroad west of Armstrong
Location
Vermilion County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1901
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 515.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.30693, -87.90924   (decimal degrees)
40°18'25" N, 87°54'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/422735/4462221 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Penfield
Inventory number
BH 47510 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built during 1900s (4,247)
Deck girder (1,802)
Girder (3,241)
Illinois (2,500)
Open (28,322)
Owned by railroad (4,053)
 Plate girder (2,253)
Railroad (4,084)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Union Pacific Railroad (797)
Vermilion County, Illinois (82)

Update Log 

  • January 6, 2011: New photos from Jacob P. Bernard
  • January 3, 2011: Added by Jacob P. Bernard

Sources 

  • Jacob P. Bernard - jacob_bernard [at] yahoo [dot] com

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